A feasibility evaluation on the outsourcing of quality testing and inspection

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Choi, Minsoo ^a   Brand, Michael ^b   Kim, Jinu ^b  

^a CERIK ^*  (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

AHP; Outsourcing; Quality control; Testing agency; Testing and inspection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INSPECTION; OUTSOURCING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AHP; ANALYTIC HIERARCHIES; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; INSPECTION ACTIVITIES; JOB SITES; PAIR-WISE COMPARISONS; PROJECT OWNERS; TWO STAGES; WEIGHTING COEFFICIENTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 56749178887     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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