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Design and Construction Quality Assurance
Author(s) -
CLAPHAM G. S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1991.tb00609.x
Subject(s) - quality assurance , certification , conformity assessment , quality management system , product certification , conformity , quality (philosophy) , business , quality audit , quality policy , engineering management , product (mathematics) , process management , quality management , operations management , service (business) , accounting , engineering , marketing , management , audit , philosophy , geometry , epistemology , mathematics , political science , economics , law
The paper describes the development, introduction and operation of quality assurance, with specific application to the design and construction industry and the consequential benefits which can be derived from the adoption of formalized quality assurance supported by third‐party certification. The main objectives of formalized third‐party quality‐assurance certification are in respect of: (i) quality‐management systems of firms who provide a service to the industry and who meet the requirements of BS 5750 1 , EN 29000 2 , ISO 9000 3 ; and (ii) product conformity to firms who show compliance with a national or other approved specification and who operate a BS5750 quality‐management system.