Quality II: A new paradigm for construction
The Quality I paradigm utilizes an error prevention strategy to avert rework in construction. The effectiveness of this paradigm is questionable as rework has become an innate feature of practice. If rework is to be mitigated in construction projects, a new paradigm is needed to challenge convention...
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| author | Peter E.D. Love Jane Matthews Stuart R. Porter Brad Carey Weili Fang |
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| description | The Quality I paradigm utilizes an error prevention strategy to avert rework in construction. The effectiveness of this paradigm is questionable as rework has become an innate feature of practice. If rework is to be mitigated in construction projects, a new paradigm is needed to challenge conventional thinking and offer a different perspective on managing errors. We introduce a new paradigm, Quality II, by drawing on a narrative review, emerging best practices deployed in construction, and contemporary developments in safety (e.g., Safety II and III). The implications of a Quality II paradigm for theory development and practice are also examined. The contributions of this paper are twofold as we: (1) provide construction organizations with a new approach for managing and learning how to handle (i.e., learning through) errors, and thus provide them with the ability to adapt and respond to varying conditions effectively; and (2) align Quality II with contemporary safety paradigms to offset competing demands enabling construction organizations to maximize the use of their limited resources better. By curbing rework, the performance and productivity of projects and the profitability of construction organizations will improve. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f97b35203264f6793a67ea35c1c15a22023-12-18T04:25:04ZengElsevierDevelopments in the Built Environment2666-16592023-12-0116100261Quality II: A new paradigm for constructionPeter E.D. Love0Jane Matthews1Stuart R. Porter2Brad Carey3Weili Fang4School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia; Corresponding author.School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University Geelong Waterfront Campus, Geelong, VIC, 3220, AustraliaSchool of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia; Corresponding author.School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, AustraliaNational Center of Technology Innovation for Digital Construction, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China; School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, ChinaThe Quality I paradigm utilizes an error prevention strategy to avert rework in construction. The effectiveness of this paradigm is questionable as rework has become an innate feature of practice. If rework is to be mitigated in construction projects, a new paradigm is needed to challenge conventional thinking and offer a different perspective on managing errors. We introduce a new paradigm, Quality II, by drawing on a narrative review, emerging best practices deployed in construction, and contemporary developments in safety (e.g., Safety II and III). The implications of a Quality II paradigm for theory development and practice are also examined. The contributions of this paper are twofold as we: (1) provide construction organizations with a new approach for managing and learning how to handle (i.e., learning through) errors, and thus provide them with the ability to adapt and respond to varying conditions effectively; and (2) align Quality II with contemporary safety paradigms to offset competing demands enabling construction organizations to maximize the use of their limited resources better. By curbing rework, the performance and productivity of projects and the profitability of construction organizations will improve.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165923001436ConstructionErrorsParadigmQualityPerformanceProductivity |
| spellingShingle | Peter E.D. Love Jane Matthews Stuart R. Porter Brad Carey Weili Fang Quality II: A new paradigm for construction Developments in the Built Environment Construction Errors Paradigm Quality Performance Productivity |
| title | Quality II: A new paradigm for construction |
| title_full | Quality II: A new paradigm for construction |
| title_fullStr | Quality II: A new paradigm for construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality II: A new paradigm for construction |
| title_short | Quality II: A new paradigm for construction |
| title_sort | quality ii a new paradigm for construction |
| topic | Construction Errors Paradigm Quality Performance Productivity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165923001436 |
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