An expert system for auditing quality management systems in construction

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 612-631

  Lee, Dong Eun ^a   Lim, Tae Kyung ^a   Arditi, David ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; FUZZY LOGIC TOOLBOX; INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACES; ISO 9000 STANDARD; ISO-9000; MANAGEMENT PROCESS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; QUALITY REQUIREMENTS; RECORDING EVIDENCE; RULE BASE; TEST EQUIPMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MATLAB; TESTING;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION; EXPERT SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 80052900954     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2011.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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