Design documents quality in the Japanese construction industry: Factors influencing and impacts on construction process

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 537-546

  Andi, ^a   Minato, Takayuki ^b  

^a PETRA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defective design; Design documents quality; Japan; Risk

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DESIGN DOCUMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0141988807     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(02)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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