Performance assessment scoring system of public housing construction for quality improvement in Hong Kong

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 467-478

  Tam, C M ^a   Deng, Z M ^a   Zeng, S X ^a   Ho, C S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment; Construction industry; Continuous improvement; Hong Kong; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013097228     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710010298535     Document Type: Article

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