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A Feasibility Evaluation on the Outsourcing of Quality Testing and Inspection

Choi, Minsoo (CERIK(Construction & Economy Research Institute of Korea))
Kim, Moohan (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Chungnam National University)

Publication Information

Architectural research / v.9, no.1, 2007 , pp. 47-52 More about this Journal

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the feasibility of outsourcing test/inspection activity in construction work. This research conducted a questionnaire of interested parties as well as a survey by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with experts on quality control. For the evaluation by AHP, five criteria were adopted and a number of pair-wise comparisons were conducted through two stages. Finally, the weighting coefficient to approve the outsourcing was calculated at 0.606 and it therefore appeared more reasonable to permit rather than prohibit outsourcing. According to the AHP result, it was found that outsourcing would be necessary to enhance the objectivity and specialties of quality testing and inspection, even though somewhat undesirable in terms of enhancing a sense of responsibility and systemically conducting the testing and inspection.

Keywords

Outsourcing; Testing and Inspection; AHP; Testing Agency; Quality Control;

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