Development and Application of a Resource-based Quality Control e-Model for Construction Project

This research proposes a resource-based e-model for construction quality control. Instead of focusing on the quality control of construction materials and schedule items, the proposed model is designed to facilitate construction quality control from the viewpoints of both construction project resources and quantitative quality analysis. Therefore, it can be easily integrated with the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) model, which has gradually become the kernel of construction management for many companies in the construction industry. Also, the proposed model allows for a more quantitative assessment of construction quality through computerization. In this paper, the focus of discussion is on the planning and design of the resource-based e-model that consists of the objects and the e-procedure for quality control. The structure of the Quality-Control Work Breakdown Structure (QBS) and the application of the Quality Control index (QC index) for the standardization of the quality control are proposed. In addition, the application of a prototype quality control system, called eQCsystem, which is based on the proposed e-model, is developed.