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Aboukhadra, W (2021) Learning organisation, affective commitment and cultural intelligence: the case of expatriates in the Gulf Co-operation Council countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Adnan, H B (2004) Joint venture projects in Malaysian Construction Industry Factors Critical to success, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Agyekum-Mensah, G (2013) The development of an innovative sustainable total planning and control system for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Ahmed Namadi, S i (2019) A framework for collaborative costing in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Alharbi, F (2020) Critical delay factors in housing construction projects in Saudi Arabia: Assessment and solutions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Asnaashari, E (2011) A holistic conceptual model for managing construction logistics in building projects: the case of Iran, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University.
Boyal-Seth, H (2011) Assessing the business case for supplier diversity in the construction housing sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Coupar, G (2009) Modern approaches to repairs and maintenance procurement within the social housing sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Daniel, E I (2017) Exploratory study into the use of Last Planner® System and collaborative planning for construction process improvement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Dowd, V G (1999) The pervading role of risk allocation as the link mechanism between factors of influence and construction procurement practices adopted in the UK construction industry over the period 1965-1995, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Dupin, P (2021) Using pull and flow systems to improve production stability in real estate development projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Grada, M (2007) The impact of economic value added measure in assessing the business performance of UK construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Hackett, V (2017) The impact of a collaborative planning approach on engineering construction performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Hamza, A (2002) Partnering in the construction industry: an empirical investigation into the critical success factors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Hurst, A G (2009) Management education, training and development of construction managers: will they ever learn?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Idan, C K (2003) Quality function deployment (QFD) in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: best practice; collaboration; conflicts; construction planning; construction project; specifications; information processing; integration; quality function deployment; client; competition; co-ordination; fragmentation; market; analytical hierarchy process
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.409391
- Abstract:
In the face of increasing competition, striving for a competitive edge is a necessity for any commercial organisation to survive in the global market. To remain competitive an organisation must be able to develop high quality products more economically and faster than its competitors. This global competition is not limited to only the manufacturing industry, but also exists in the construction industry. Whereas the manufacturing and service industries have invested in advanced teclmology such as CIM, CAD/CAM, and various management teclmiques such as TQM, JIT, MRPII, which have brought improvements in product quality and customer-focused operations, the UK constraction industry has been slow to adopt these techniques. Several Governmental reports have shown that there is the need for improvement in the performance of the construction industry. These reports highlighted issues such as fragmentation and client dissatisfaction. Other publications also indicated that: 1. There is often little integration and co-ordination between the different functional groups involved in a construction project, resulting in poor quality and conflicts between project participants 2. Although the performance of each stage/phase in the construction process affects the quality of the project, the most critical phase, construction planning and design, is often poorly managed. In the light of the above issues this thesis focused on the evaluation of a wellestablished technique in manufacturing systems, namely Quality Function Deployment (QFD), in a construction environment. QFD is a team-based technique that provides a means of identifying and translating customers' requirements into technical specifications for product planning, design, processes and production. The nature of QFD allows product-development teams to design quality into the product. Trade-offs are made where there is possible conflict and hence reducing mid-course changes and rework. It also enhances collaboration between project participants. QFD was chosen as the technique for investigation because its very nature indicates that it has the potential of combating the problems highlighted above. However the literature on QFD also showed that QFD matrices could become difficult to handle when projects become large and complex. To overcome this weakness, a novel tool in the form of a software has been developed to aid its implementation in the construction industry. hi order to test the reliability of the software, three practical cases have been used as samples and the results presented. Even though the software developed proved to be versatile in terms of computational speed, and allowed changes to be made quickly it was found out that some improvements could be made in the QFD technique such as components and materials planning, and constraction process planning. In addition, the integration of techniques such the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytical Neural Networks (AlNN) will make it even more powerful in terms of information processing. Further research in these areas is therefore encouraged. It is envisaged that the outcome of the research will enhance the performance of the construction industry, bring it up-to-date in best practices and guide it towards strategic exploitation and delivery of quality, responsiveness and customer service. It will also serve as a proof-of-concept and as a case example for the implementation of QFD in constraction. In addition it will benefit a wide spectrum of the constraction industry in achieving optimal interactions in the supply chain.
Jaafar, T (1992) A unified methodology for project planning risk, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Jackson, F (2006) Biodegradable hydraulic fluids: Reducing oil-related pollution in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Keats, R J (2014) An exploration of how professional associations advance innovation and promote innovation pedagogy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Khadour, L (2010) Total quality environmental management framework towards sustainability (UK novated D&B principal contractors), Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Khalid, U (2022) Investigation into the development of a human reliability analysis framework for the safety management of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Kings, S (2002) Pricing documentation for contractors' estimators: Establishing a more effective approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
McLean, M (2014) A longitudinal analysis of a partial mediation model of employee engagement in a knowledge-intensive firm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Musa, M M (2019) A framework for implementing target value delivery to enhance value creation in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Owen, K J (2002) Success factors in the procurement of privately financed tolled transportation infrastructure projects in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Payne, B (1998) Project risk analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Pritchard, C (2005) Skin cancer prevention in the house building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Rashid, K B A (1998) The processes of construction procurement in Malaysia: Identification of constraints and development of proposed strategies in the context of 'vision 2020', Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Sarhan, S (2018) Institutional waste within the UK construction industry: an exploratory study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Sharif, A (1996) A functional analysis of building procurement systems and strategies in an international context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Taylor, M S (2021) Strategic management accounting practices in medium sized UK construction companies: a mixed-methods approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Ward, A D (2016) Development of a contextualised understanding of the diffusion of innovation among quantity surveyors in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.