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Abdul Nabi, M (2023) Promoting enhanced decision-making and proactive management for modularization in the construction industry using risk-based approach, analytical hierarchy process, and graph theory, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Algraiw, I H A (2015) The engagement of expert opinions in the modeling of multi-attribute decision making for the selection of project delivery methods in building construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Elsayegh, A (2021) Collaborative planning in the construction industry: A holistic framework for assessing collaborative planning practices and predicting project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Gillis, W L, III (2013) Development of an integrative commissioning methodology for new-building construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Hassane Assaad, R (2021) Innovative modeling and management of infrastructure systems, engineering and construction operations, and offsite construction technology using computational data analytics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Loduca, D P (2011) Exploratory study of barriers to use of Feigenbaum's quality cost strategy within design engineering firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Missouri University of Science and Technology.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: culture; failure; business model; manufacturing; quality management; phenomenology
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/914717142
- Abstract:
It has been more than a half century since Armand Feigenbaum first conceived of the strategy for the manufacturing sector, yet quality costing strategies have not found a foothold among engineering firms. This study was aimed at constructing a set of theories that explains possible barriers to acceptance of the Feigenbaum strategy by analyzing attitudes and opinions of players in an actual engineering firm and the culture in which they work. Modeled after the Feigenbaum approach and tailored to the business model of engineering and architectural firms, a system was developed to classify and record costs of quality. A local office of a large engineering firm was recruited to apply the system on a hand-picked design project. Using qualitative study with a phenomenology approach, records were examined and participants were interviewed. The observed concepts and emergent hypotheses begin to tell an interesting story that might be the key to the ultimate success or failure of the Feigenbaum approach to quality costing in engineering firms. Concepts related to the mechanics of a quality cost reporting system were originally thought to be overwhelming when applied to a working engineering firm; instead they have been observed to be relatively simple and have practical and straightforward solutions. However, concepts related to perceptions of quality and quality management appear to be much more daunting barriers to a prevention-based system due to policies and perceptions that have persisted for years.
Szydlik, C C (2014) Identifying and overcoming the barriers to sustainable construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Missouri University of Science and Technology.