The use of Process Cost Model (PCM) for measuring quality costs of construction projects: Model testing

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-275

  Tang, S L ^a   Aoieong, Raymond T ^b   Ahmed, Syed M ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Costs; Hong kong; PAF; PCM; Process cost model; Processes; Quality; TQM

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

PROCESS COST MODEL (PCM); QUALITY COSTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 2342429184     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000064091     Document Type: Article

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