Total Quality Management(TQM) programs in the construction industry are never implemented beyond a review of the theory behind the various experts' programs.
In this study TQM model is suggested as a device which could overcome this critical situatio...
Total Quality Management(TQM) programs in the construction industry are never implemented beyond a review of the theory behind the various experts' programs.
In this study TQM model is suggested as a device which could overcome this critical situation where the international construction market becomes more opened and its situation changes quickly.
In this study general activity for TQM in the construction industry is divided into seven parts of total quality's concept, readership, human resource management and management tools and quality control methods, standardization and ISO quality management system, continuous improvement and management by process, customer satisfaction and value creation.
The results of study are summarized as follows :
1. It is necessary that we must understand the concept and necessity of TQM as the basic demand for the fixing and activation of TQM.
2. Readership is the most essential condition around the human society, we must make an effort to adapt it in the construction industry.
3. It is emphasized that all member-participation principle for TQM, we must activate the training of teamwork and education, the development of human resource management, the TQM training program in the construction industry. Also we should carry out positively the QC circle, the quality policy management and the quality control methods such as statistical tools, QC 7 tools etc.
4. Standardization and ISO quality system are the basic part of quality management and essential for the continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. We must make an effort to adapt internal standardization and certificate ISO quality system for quality management.
5. It is essential that improvement of quality made by process and system in quality management. We must need the attitude of continuous improvement and access with scientific methods sincerely for this. Also we must use the quality control methods in this process.
6. As customer satisfaction and value creation are most important principle in quality management, it dose well with customer satisfaction that the focus of management in enterprise. It is essential that we must examine continuously the degree of customer satisfaction and make the system which based on the principle of customer focus.