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dc.contributor.authorTam, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorLe, Khoa
dc.contributor.editorSyed M. Ahmed
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:07:09Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:07:09Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2009-10-20T22:13:08Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/15302
dc.description.abstractThe Gaussian distribution and Six-s principle have been widely used in the field of construction quality management with great success. Even though the Gaussian distribution has been solely used as the most dominant distribution, there exist other distributions which can be even more effective than the Gaussian distribution. This paper gives a theoretical study on a new Hyperbolic distribution using the Six-s principle to improve quality in construction management. The Hyperbolic and Gaussian distributions are then numerically compared by estimating their important statistical properties such as population in range, number of defects, yield percentage and defects per million opportunities. The impacts of these factors are briefly discussed to give guidance to organisations in the construction industry on how to lower cost and to improve project quality by prevention. To illustrate the theory behind these distributions and the Six-s principle and to also show their reliability and effectiveness, a case study using cost data from a hydro-seeding industry is presented. From that, in this particular case, the Hyperbolic distribution is shown to be more effective in quality improvement by prevention than the Gaussian distribution. This validates the Hyperbolic distribution as a suitable distribution for construction quality management.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFlorida International University
dc.publisher.placeMiami, Florida
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.fiu.edu/~citc/citc4/index.htm
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameFourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-IV)
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleFourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2007-07-11
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2007-07-13
dc.relation.ispartoflocationGold Coast, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310202
dc.titleOn using six-sigma principle for quality improvement in construction
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.rights.copyright© 2007 CITC-IV, USA. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Use hypertext link for access to conference website.
gro.date.issued2007
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gro.griffith.authorLe, Khoa N.
gro.griffith.authorTam, Vivian WY.


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