Quality Management in Construction Projects

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Razzak Rumane
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Construction Projects

scholarly journals Investigating Rework: Insights from the Malaysian Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap ◽  
Shi Min Tan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Statistical Techniques ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Delivery Performance ◽  
Communication Design ◽  
Design Changes

Construction practitioners recognise that rework is undesirable due to the detrimental effects. While rework literature has examined rework causation factors in construction projects, the problem continues to plague the industry resulting in poor delivery performance. To better understand this phenomenon and given the scarcity of Malaysian-based rework study, a questionnaire survey involving 130 Malaysian construction practitioners (consultants, contractors and clients) were undertaken to obtain feedback about nature, implications, causes and solutions for rework. Data were analysed using descriptive statistical techniques to prioritise the variables studied. From the analyses, rework is a causal factor for delays and cost overruns, higher wastage and productivity inhibitor. The findings revealed the leading causes of rework are poor quality management, improper planning, lack of communication, design changes and poor subcontractor management. Some practical rework minimisation approaches are also suggested to better manage and prevent rework towards enhanced project performance.

Application of Quality Control Techniques in Construction Projects

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 1513-1518
Author(s):  
Jia Wei
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Quality Control Techniques

Quality control techniques have long been used in the businesses that primarily sell and produce standard products and seldom conduct external projects. This paper tries to introduce those quality control techniques to construction contractors or builders and probes the probability of applying them in the quality management of a construction project.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Quality Management System (QMS) on Construction Projects

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behnam Neyestani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management System ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Management Procedure ◽  
Metro Manila ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Impact

Quality management system (QMS) provides generic guidance and requirements for establishing an appropriate quality management procedure, in order to lower cost, increase productivity, customer's satisfaction, and market share in the organizations since the last two-decade. In construction industry, it can assist the companies to achieve successfully their objectives, and ensure that all phases of construction project consistently meet client's requirements (need). The main aim of this article was to evaluate the impact of QMS implementation on main factors of construction projects in Metro Manila, Philippines. For this intention, the study was conducted an in-depth literature review fromdifferent books, journals, and websites, in order to understand profoundly quality management system, identify the characteristics of the vital factors of construction projects, and the findings of empirical studies concerning the effects of QMS on construction projects. Subsequently, a questionnaire was designed based on previous studies and then distributed randomly among the 37 managers with the aim of collecting data. Finally, the analysis of data was accomplished by descriptive statistics to find the results and conclusion. The findings have shown that the implementation of QMS can be affected mostly on customer's satisfaction, followed by cost, and time respectively, while minimum effectiveness of QMS was on scope (quality) through QMS implementation in construction projects in Metro Manila.

Quality Management of an Infrastructure Project with A Case Study of Two-Tier Flyover Bridge

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
M. Ram Babu ◽  
T. Seshadri Sekkhar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Bridge Construction ◽  
Management Quality

Quality management in the project is of considerable importance from both an economic and a social point of view. The bridge construction project is located on the local road networks and focuses on many complex problems and issues that can be effectively solved by the quality management process. The research is to identify the best system for quality management in the bridge construction project. Quality Management plays an important role in the entire construction process. Total Quality Management, Quality Assurance and Quality Control ranked highest respectively as a part of quality management practices being followed in projects. Finding defects early will save you a lot of money, and you will see the project proceed as expected. The results of this study will document the early defects and solutions to it which help to improve the quality system of bridge construction projects. It focuses on providing a tool and idea to improve quality management for the construction. It also assists the contractor, consultancy and customer to understand best practices for the quality management system used in the bridge construction process.

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