A Study on the Application of Quality Costing Concept in Constuction Firms at the Project Level

• Main Authors: Lai, Jyh-Jong, 賴志忠
• Other Authors: Hsieh, Ting-Ya
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1997
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46375387443805296972

碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 土木工程學系 === 85 === The concept of quality costing has been used widely in the manufacturing sector in the past decade. This concept not only helps to reduce considerable production costs in the manufacturing process but also enables the quality management system inside the organization to evolve in terms of greater efficiency and effectiveness. This competitiveness edge demonstrated by the quality costing concept has also attracted the attention of the construction industry in recent years. Specifically, quality differentiation of construction products is one of the key issues for practitioners in the construction sector for business survival. The main purpose of this paper is to identify what have been learned in other sectors and to attempt to incorporate this know-how into the construction firms. The paper first introduces the main elements of the concept. Then, according to the characteristics of construction projects, the framework for establishing the quality costing system for construction firms at the project level is presented. Also, based on the interviews with general contractors, the feasibility of this framework is reasoned. Finally, some preliminary conclusions are given.