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A CPM‐Based Construction Quality Inspection and Decision‐Aid System
Author(s) -
Leu SouSen,
Tzeng BingRong
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
computer‐aided civil and infrastructure engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.773
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1467-8667
pISSN - 1093-9687
DOI - 10.1111/0885-9507.00187
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , computer science , field (mathematics) , decision support system , quality management , database , engineering , management system , data mining , operations management , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , pure mathematics
This article adopted the concept of decision support to establish a CPM‐based construction quality inspection and decision‐aid system (CQIDS) to improve ineffective field quality inspection processes. The system consists of two main subsystems: the database subsystem and the decision subsystem. The database subsystem contains information about quality specifications, shop drawings, checklists, and corrective actions that comprises a multimedia network. The decision subsystem contains statistical algorithms to facilitate in situ quality data analysis. Moreover, in order to execute quality management in a timely fashion, quality management timetables are generated automatically from the CQIDS and sent to field quality supervisors by integrating quality management activities within the project's own CPM network.