Sunday 11 November 2012

Development of Quality Management System in Hospital Construction Project - A Case Study of the Projects Management Board of Investment and Construction of Thoi Lai Districts

NGUYEN TIEN THUC

Abstract

The report raises important issues in quality management systems (QMS), it emphasizes the important factors for any organization that would grow and survive in the free trade market.

In which this study refers to the theory and the standard system, presents the concept of quality in construction, models of quality management systems in the organization, the requirements necessary for system quality management of the Owner in construction and its benefits. The research presented briefly the factors most affecting the quality of the project from the public report and the key points to control the quality of construction from design phase to construction phase. The report introduced a model of QMS for the construction company for the purpose based on the available model of quality control and edit the successful application of model quality management of the company to have is a project that really matter.

Report the results of a study, carried out to examine the basic factors affecting the quality of a construction project. It also aims to identify the factors showed a strong correlation to performance quality. The ultimate goal is to provide clients, project management, monitoring, consulting and contractor information can help them become more effective with their limited resources and achieve the ultimate goal better quality.

Executive summary

Rationale of research

This research has been conducted to study quality issues in construction projects of Vietnam, in recent years quality of construction works marked as question in public as well as private projects.

Objectives of study

To propose recommendation for improvement in quality of construction by studying and analysing quality management systems and practices in construction projects, quality management system in development and implementation in hospital construction project.

Methodology

In this research, case study approach has been used to focus on studying and analysing different sources of data to develop a quality management model for owner

Exploratory research is used in reviewing the literature to develop a model for building construction projects in Vietnam.

Findings and conclusion

By observing case of hospital construction project based on available data and observations it is very much clear that the responsibilities at each level are clearly defined. The overall management system of the project is clearly defined and managed, but still there are some problems in some areas which needed to examine.

The project staff needs to train and encouragement for quality of work, leadership and stability within organization.

Morale improvement of staff, customer focused and quality checks from start of conceptual design.

Recommendations

Need of a clear mechanism from project manager to improve quality in construction and to reduce risk of early quality.

· Control measures must be designed from the product when completed.

· To determine the quality control tasks from the beginning.

· To select the contractor fully qualified and experienced.

· Regular training and quality control training for staff.

Need of developing evaluation system from owner side, which will collect and store updated data the contractors completed projects. The evaluation system clearly defines the method of assessment.

· Develop a quality benchmarking assessment skills of construction contractors, materials and equipment during construction.

· Establishing a benchmark for assessing the safety and sustainability of the project.

· Establishing a benchmark for assessing the response of work with the regulations on construction rules and technical standards may be applied to build the project.

· Establishing a benchmark assessment of the art construction.

· As a basis for evaluating and scoring capabilities businesses such as contractors involved in tendering for other projects.

· As a basis, the documentation for quality control of a new work.

· Making facilities and materials for the workshop on improving quality control in order to draw experiences for subsequent work.

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Source:Statistical Department Malaysia.

Sunday 7 October 2012

CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS JAPAN

The construction industry, accounting for about 10 percent of both GDP and all employed persons, is one of the core industries in Japan. However, it faces a series of challenges, including rapidly shrinking construction investment and increasingly fierce price wars. The business environment surrounding the industry is now harsher than ever before. In fiscal 2011, the industry employed (excluding Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures) 4.74 million persons, and investment in construction stood at approximately 42.0 trillion yen.

Investment in construction in fiscal 2011 showed a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent at current prices and a year-on-year increase of 2.0 percent at constant prices, for the reference year 2005. Construction investment in fiscal 2011 was down 50.0 percent compared to fiscal 1992, when it hit a peak of approximately 84.0 trillion yen.

A breakdown of construction investment shows that building construction totaled 23.1 trillion yen (up 4.5 percent from the previous fiscal year), while civil engineering works amounted to 18.9 trillion yen (up 0.6 percent).

In terms of public and private construction investment in fiscal 2011, public investment amounted to 16.9 trillion yen (up 0.2 percent from the previous fiscal year), while private investment totaled 25.1 trillion yen (up 4.5 percent). Public investment accounted for 40.3 percent of total construction investment, while private investment accounted for 59.7 percent.

The 2011 total floor space of building starts was 126.5 million square meters, up 4.2 percent from the previous year. In particular, the floor space of buildings for medical, healthcare and welfare use increased by 46.5 percent compared to the previous year, to 10.9 million square meters. Meanwhile, the number of housing construction starts (in the case of an apartment building, the number of apartment units was counted) fell in rental housing but increased in owned homes and built-for-sale housing, adding up to 0.83 million units. This was a 2.6-percent increase from the previous year, and increased for two fiscal years continuously.

Source : Statistics Bureau Japan

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/c06cont.htm

Thursday 4 October 2012

SEMINAR
CURRENT PRACTICE IN JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
by
Dr. Takayuki Minato, Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Mr. Le Hoang Nguyen, Engineering Manager, Nakano Corporation, Vietnam

On 04th October 2012, MPM program has organized a seminar on Current Practice in Japan Construction Management at AITVN-Ho Chi Minh city with participating of over 50 participants. Dr. Minato shared the phylosophy and practices of Japanese Construction Management, while Mr. Nguyen has presented about case study in NAKANO Corporation in Vietnam.