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    Application of TQM to Environmental Construction

    Source: Journal of Management in Engineering:;2001:;Volume ( 017 ):;issue: 003
    Author:
    Christopher H. Kiwus
    ,
    Trefor P. Williams
    DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2001)17:3(176)
    Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
    Abstract: Cost and schedule data were obtained for 40 environmental construction projects built for the United States Navy. Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques were used during the construction of 21 of the projects. The amount of cost escalation during construction, increases in project duration, and the level of supervisory effort required by Navy engineers are compared. Analysis of the data also revealed that projects requiring subsurface remediation work were more likely to have cost overruns and increases in project duration due to changed conditions. Standardized costs and durations are used to compare projects of different magnitudes. Stem and leaf plots are used to provide a means of comparing the distributions of the TQM and non-TQM data sets. Stem and leaf plots are also constructed for projects that included underground remediation work and projects that did not. An analysis of the comparisons suggested that application of the TQM methods may provide benefits by reducing the number and magnitude of duration increases. Project cost escalation appears to be more closely connected to changed conditions as a result of the uncertainties of underground remediation work.
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    contributor authorChristopher H. Kiwus
    contributor authorTrefor P. Williams
    date accessioned2017-05-08T21:11:43Z
    date available2017-05-08T21:11:43Z
    date copyrightJuly 2001
    date issued2001
    identifier other%28asce%290742-597x%282001%2917%3A3%28176%29.pdf
    identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/42321
    description abstractCost and schedule data were obtained for 40 environmental construction projects built for the United States Navy. Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques were used during the construction of 21 of the projects. The amount of cost escalation during construction, increases in project duration, and the level of supervisory effort required by Navy engineers are compared. Analysis of the data also revealed that projects requiring subsurface remediation work were more likely to have cost overruns and increases in project duration due to changed conditions. Standardized costs and durations are used to compare projects of different magnitudes. Stem and leaf plots are used to provide a means of comparing the distributions of the TQM and non-TQM data sets. Stem and leaf plots are also constructed for projects that included underground remediation work and projects that did not. An analysis of the comparisons suggested that application of the TQM methods may provide benefits by reducing the number and magnitude of duration increases. Project cost escalation appears to be more closely connected to changed conditions as a result of the uncertainties of underground remediation work.
    publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
    titleApplication of TQM to Environmental Construction
    typeJournal Paper
    journal volume17
    journal issue3
    journal titleJournal of Management in Engineering
    identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2001)17:3(176)
    treeJournal of Management in Engineering:;2001:;Volume ( 017 ):;issue: 003
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