Construction quality management : principles and practice / Tim Howarth and David Greenwood.

By:

Howarth, Tim [author.]

Contributor(s):

Greenwood, David, 1951 December 27- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2018Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 236 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781138680111 (paperback)

Subject(s):

Building -- Quality control

LOC classification:

TH 438.2 H69 2018

Contents:

An overview of key theorists and quality philosophy -- Measuring project and corporate performance -- Quality assurance and construction organisations -- The European foundation for quality management excellence model -- Developing organisational learning -- Quality management systems for health and safety in construction -- BIM as a quality system -- Assessing and demonstrating BIM capability.

Summary: This new edition of 'Construction Quality Management' provides a comprehensive evaluation of quality management systems and tools. Their effectiveness in achieving project objectives is explored, as well as applications in corporate performance enhancement. Both the strategic and operational dimensions of quality assurance are addressed by focusing on providing models of best practice. The reader is supported throughout by concise and clear explanations and with self-assessment questions. Practical case study examples show how various evaluative-based quality management systems and tools have been applied.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TUP Manila Library	NFIC	General Circulation Section-GF	TH 438.2 H69 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		P00031873

Revised edition of: Construction quality management : principles and practice / Paul Watson, Tim Howarth. 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This new edition of 'Construction Quality Management' provides a comprehensive evaluation of quality management systems and tools. Their effectiveness in achieving project objectives is explored, as well as applications in corporate performance enhancement. Both the strategic and operational dimensions of quality assurance are addressed by focusing on providing models of best practice. The reader is supported throughout by concise and clear explanations and with self-assessment questions. Practical case study examples show how various evaluative-based quality management systems and tools have been applied.

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