CONTROL OF QUALITY, A SYSTEM

WHEN CONTROL OF QUALITY IS VIEWED AS A SYSTEM, EVERY ACTVIITY FROM POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS, SOCIAL PRESSURES, PRELIMINARY PLANNING, ECONOMIC FACTORS, FINANCING, HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, DESIGN, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, BIDDING, TRAINING OF FIELD PERSONNEL, INSPECTION, SAMPLING, TESTING, PRODUCT CONTROL, PRODUCT ACCEPTANCE, AND FEED-BACK BECOMES AN ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN THE OVERALL CONTROL OF QUALITY. THESE FACTORS CAN BE BROADLY GROUPED INTO TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL OR SOCIAL ITEMS. IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR THE ENGINEER TO REALIZE THAT THE SOCIAL FACETS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT PARAMETERS IN THE OVERALL CONTROL OF QUALITY AS THE TECHNICAL FACTORS. THE ENGINEER MUST INVOLVE HIMSELF IN THE SOCIAL PROCESSES EARLY ENOUGH IN ORDER TO INTERJECT REALISM INTO THE FORMATIVE STAGES OF SOCIAL ACTIONS, AND TO HELP DIRECT SUCH FORCES SO THEY WILL DO THE LEAST HARM TO HIS PROJECT, ONCE IT IS APPROVED AND HE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GETTING IT ACCOMPLISHED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 96, No C02, PROC PAPER 7576, PP 119-136
• Authors:
  • Abdun-Nur, E A
• Publication Date: 1970-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Construction Division

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Economic factors; Education; Environmental impacts; Feedback control; Financing; Inspection; Planning; Politics; Production control; Quality control; Sampling; Social factors; Systems; Systems engineering; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Feedback
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Economics; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215355
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 2 1970 12:00AM