Quality improvement of apartment projects using fuzzy-QFD approach: A case study in Vietnam

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 305-315

  van Luu, Truong ^a   Kim, Soo Yong ^b   Truong, Trinh Quan ^c   Ogunlana, Stephen O ^d  

^a HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Saigon Real Estate Corporation Housing Development and Trading Co Ltd (HDTC)   (Viet Nam)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apartment projects; Building design; Fuzzy; House of Quality (HoQ); Quality Function Deployment (QFD); Vietnam

Indexed keywords

BUILDING DESIGN; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS; DESIGN FEATURES; DESIGN PHASE; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; FOREIGN INVESTORS; FUZZY NUMBERS; HOUSE OF QUALITY; LIVING ROOM; NATURAL LIGHTING; PRODUCT QUALITY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REAL ESTATE; REAL ESTATE MARKET; REAL-ESTATE PROJECTS; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS; VIET NAM;

APARTMENT HOUSES; COMPETITION; FUZZY SETS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; SALES;

DESIGN;

EID: 76149111657     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-009-0305-3     Document Type: Article

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