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Title:

Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction

Accession Number:

01569151

Record Type:

Monograph

Availability:

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Washington, DC 20001 United States
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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309432528

Abstract:

This report is an extension to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Guidebook on Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction. The research report documents the research process, data collection and analysis used to develop the guidebook. This intent of this research report is to provide more detailed information to individuals conducting future quality management research and state transportation agency (STA) engineers who are charged with implementing alternative quality management systems (QMS). This research has resulted in QMS guidance that will promote efficiency and allow for the transfer of knowledge to continuously improve these systems. This research was conducted in nine tasks as documented in this report. Task 1 established the state of practice regarding alternative QMSs through a comprehensive literature review and online survey. Task 2 developed a consistent coding structure for use with the literature review, survey and case study analysis. Ten case studies were conducted and analyzed in the third task. Task 4 involved a critical analysis of the QMS approaches discovered in Tasks 1-3 to form conclusions on their use and Task 5 compared these QMS approaches to the baseline system. The research team worked closely with the NCHRP panel in Tasks 6 and 7 to outline and develop the guidebook. Task 8 documented incremental improvements to the baseline system through the development of 25 quality management tools relating for pre and post-award functions. The final task involved the development of the guide and research report by the research team and a review and approval of these documents by the NCRHP panel.

Report/Paper Numbers:

NCHRP Project 10-83

Language:

English

Authors:

Molenaar, Keith R
Kraft, Elizabeth
Harper, Christopher
Gransberg, Douglas
West, Nickie
Gad, Ghada
Sillars, David N
Harmon, Landon

Pagination:

322p

Publication Date:

2015

Serial:

NCHRP Web-Only Document

Issue Number: 212
Publisher: Transportation Research Board

ISBN:

9780309432528

Edition:

Contractor’s Research Report

Media Type:

Web

Features:

Appendices; Figures; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Quality management systems

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jul 1 2015 10:13AM