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Chiang, Y H, Choy, L H T and Li, J (2012) Public expenditure and property cycle: The case in shanghai. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 87-101.

Dada, M O (2012) Predictors of procurement selection: An investigation of traditional and integrated methods in nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 71-85.

Idoro, G I (2012) Influence of the monitoring and control strategies of indigenous and expatriate nigerian contractors on project outcome. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 51-69.

Idoro, G I (2012) The influence of project documents on the outcome of construction projects procured by traditional contracts in Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 1-19.

Raheem, A A, Falola, O O and Adeyeye, K J (2012) Production and testing of lateritic interlocking blocks. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 35-50.

Senaratne, S and Jayarathna, T (2012) Quality planning process of construction contractors: Case studies in sri lanka. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 103-15.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: case studies; construction industry; contractors; strategic quality planning
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1823-6499
  • URL: http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol17_1_2012/Art%207_jcdc17-1.pdf
  • Abstract:
    Within quality management efforts, modern organisations pay more attention to improving the quality planning process. However, construction contractors in developing countries such as in Sri Lanka still lag in their practice of effective quality planning. Thus, the key research question of this study was "how do Sri Lankan construction contractors approach quality planning?" Within this question, the study's primary objectives were to explore whether the Sri Lankan construction contractors practice quality planning effectively and the extent to which they are ready to implement strategic quality planning. The research method adopted for this study was qualitative and used three case studies representing three major contractors in Sri Lanka. The study revealed that ISO 9000 is the most popular quality management system practiced by Sri Lankan construction contractors. The contractors are not yet ready to implement strategic quality planning due to several barriers. Building on these case study findings, several prerequisites for the successful implementation of strategic quality planning are proposed that will be useful for contractors who operate in similar environments. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2012.

Woodson, T, Coulibaly, Y and Traoré, E S (2012) Earth-air heat exchangers for passive air conditioning: Case study burkina faso. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 21-33.