A study of measures to improve constructability

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 586-601

  Wong, Franky W H ^a   Lam, Patrick T I ^a   Chan, Edwin H W ^a   Shen, L Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Design; Project evaluation; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250318236     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710710757781     Document Type: Article

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