Enhancing total quality management by partnering in construction

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 129-141

  Tang, Wenzhe ^a,b   Qiang, Maoshan ^a   Duffield, Colin F ^b   Young, David M ^b   Lu, Youmei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction management; Contracts; Incentives; Organizations; Partnership; Quality control

Indexed keywords

CHINESE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; INCENTIVES; INTERORGANIZATIONAL INTERACTION; ORGANIZATIONS; PARTNERSHIP; PROJECT ORGANIZATION; PROJECT PARTICIPANTS; THREE GORGES DAM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 70349320408     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2009)135:4(129)     Document Type: Article

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