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Bakens, W (1997) International trends in research and technology development. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 335–7.

Bowen, P, Akintoye, A, Pearl, R and Edwards, P J (2007) Ethical behaviour in the South African construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 631–48.

Bubshait, A A and Tahir, B M (1997) Effect of silica fume on the concrete-steel bond. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 365–9.

Chan, C T W (2007) Fuzzy procurement selection model for construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 611–8.

Delgado-Hernandez, D J, Bampton, K E and Aspinwall, E (2007) Quality function deployment in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 597–609.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Case study; quality function deployment; total quality management
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=25&issue=6&spage=597
  • Abstract:
    Quality function deployment (QFD) is a system for translating customer requirements (government regulations, operating conditions and buyer expectations) into suitable technical characteristics and ensuring that important ones are prioritized in the design. The method has been successfully applied in the manufacturing sector; however, its benefits have not yet been fully realized in construction. The House of Quality (HoQ), the most common 'tool' in QFD, has been used to identify and analyse customer requirements for a new children's nursery. A focus group was formed to gather these and a comparison made between an existing nursery and two competitors to ensure that the new build was designed to be at least as good as its competition. The results showed that QFD could be applied in construction projects as a tool for considering the most important customer requirements from the outset, with favourable indicators of project success (on-time delivery and customer satisfaction). In addition, the case study company considered it to be an innovative approach and has used the results in its designs.

Egbu, C O (1997) Refurbishment management: challenges and opportunities. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 338–47.

Enshassi, A (1997) Construction safety issues in Gaza Strip. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 370–3.

Galbraith, G H, McLean, R C and Kelly, D (1997) Moisture permeability measurements under varying barometric pressure. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 348–53.

Goodier, C and Gibb, A (2007) Future opportunities for offsite in the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 585–95.

Green, S D and Liu, A M M (2007) Theory and practice in value management: a reply to Ellis et al. (2005). Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 649–59.

Holt, G D (1997) Classifying construction contractors. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 374–82.

Hu, X and Liu, C (2018) Measuring efficiency, effectiveness and overall performance in the Chinese construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 780–97.

Imriyas, K, Pheng, L S and Teo, E A-L (2007) A framework for computing workers' compensation insurance premiums in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 563–84.

Malmberg, F (2007) Introduction of a new form of quote evaluation: a case study in southern Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 661–9.

Modak, J P, Sohoni, V V and Aware, H V (1997) Manually powered manufacture of keyed bricks. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 354–64.

Newaz, M T, Davis, P R, Jefferies, M and Pillay, M (2018) Developing a safety climate factor model in construction research and practice. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 738–57.

Oke, A E (2018) Bonding capability of Nigerian contracting firms. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 707–20.

Skitmore, M and Smyth, H (2007) Pricing construction work: a marketing viewpoint. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 619–30.

Tripathi, K K and Jha, K N (2018) Application of fuzzy preference relation for evaluating success factors of construction organisations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 758–79.

Umeokafor, N (2018) An investigation into public and private clients’ attitudes, commitment and impact on construction health and safety in Nigeria. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 798–815.

Yan, X and Kim, Y (2018) A conceptual framework of ITSMCA for a building collapse accident. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 721–37.

Yang, R J, Jayasuriya, S, Gunarathna, C, Arashpour, M, Xue, X and Zhang, G (2018) The evolution of stakeholder management practices in Australian mega construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 690–706.