A Step Forward to Management Driven Construction Quality

The automobile design in "the Chain of Quality" is finished completely in design phase. On the other hand, in construction projects, the design activity for keeping quality is extended into construction phase after design phase activities. The actual condition in construction industry is carried out not in design phases, but in the construction phase, such as color of materials, and determination of settlement. It is, therefore, both “conformance check business” and “management business” are needed for every product phases in construction projects in order to secure Total Product Quality. This paper is based on the comparative study of the differences of quality control system between construction industry and car manufacturing industry from the viewpoint of production process, and also makes some suggestions to introduce new type management system, like heavyweight project manager in car manufacturing industry, into the Japanese construction industry in order to achieve high quality.