Quality applications related to the construction sector in the world were first started in 1970 years. However, it carries many problems. It is not easy to implement quality practices in this sector due to socio-political and climatic factors as well as production process specific to the sector, product characteristics, labor force definition, business organizations being different, customer definition cannot be made exactly. The main features of total quality management, the participation of everyone in the organization and the continuous development of the relevant applications to a large extent failed. The lack of a quality culture in employees is also an important factor.
Due to such difficulties in our country, quality studies in the construction sector could only begin in the late 1990 years. Significantly increased competition was effective in this. However, especially construction companies operating abroad have become more sensitive in this regard.
ISO 9001 Standard in Construction Industry
The concept of quality in the construction sector has different dimensions, such as product quality, design quality and conformity quality in general. Today, however, the main objective of the quality work in the construction sector is to achieve only the ISO 9001 Quality Certificate. In addition to gaining reputation for the firms, the search for a prequalification condition in tenders was effective in obtaining this certificate.
The barriers to the non-implementation of the quality standards in the construction sector today are as follows:
- The participation of senior management and employees cannot be ensured
- Lack of motivation in employees is great
- The company does not question what will be obtained from quality management
- Firms have a classical organizational structure that is generally opposed to change and conservative
- Communication problems within the company could not be solved
- Suppliers cannot be involved in quality related studies
- Companies do not have the necessary infrastructure for change
- The trainings generally remain at the top management level and no training is provided to the subordinates.
However, companies that overcome these barriers and establish ISO 9001 Quality Management System and operate according to quality standards are successful not only in the country but also abroad. ISO 9001 Quality Certificate is defined as Construction Quality Certificate by everyone in the construction sector.
Nevertheless, as in other sectors, the importance of standardization is increasing day by day in the construction sector.
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