The influence of workload instability on quality in the construction industry

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 42-56

  Pheng, Low Sui ^a   Tan, Willie C K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Quality; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887267734     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719610116072     Document Type: Article

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