02767nam a2200241   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000190007324500850009226000520017730000220022949000270025150200590027850001440033752016840048165000430216570000300220870000490223870000450228771000690233281000590240185600650246020260817162827.0               th                  eng    a.b1163361x0 aPrima Panthong10aApplication of a quality management program to the construction projects of EGAT  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1997  a82 leaves :bill.1 aThesis ;vno. ST-97-23  aThesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1997  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology  aOver the past several years, there are many large construction projects being implemented in Thailand as to serve the country's requirements. The idea is that Thai construction industry should spend the good chance to recognize the term 'quality' in better ways than in the past. The quality management program aims to find the way of managing of work in order to ensure the safety and to satisfy the end-user's requirements. However, in construction industry, only few people really knew or understood the quality management program as well as its importance. These causes difficulties to introduce quality management approach for any Thai organizations. Achieving quality management is an evolutionary process which Total Quality Management (TQM) stands on the highest level. TQM emphasizes on people to continuous improvement and requires total change in management style and way of thinking. Before employing TQM, it is important to first understand what corporate culture of an organization is. The corporate culture of each organization is unique and aims the values and beliefs of the organization which can either be a strong or weakness forTQM. This study selected the construction projects of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to .test its possibility ofTQM application. From interviews with senior managers who perceived EGAT's culture at the deep level, they showed the strong culture of EGAT that they are proud of the way of their management and their work. The study concludes that TQM alone cannot be successful to implement in the construction projects of EGAT. It is recommended that it would be suitable if EGAT first start from ISO 9000.10aConstruction industryxQuality control1 aBaba, Keizo,eChairperson0 aChotchai Charoenngam,eExamination Committee0 aPrapon Phasukyud,eExamination committee2 aElectricity Generating Authority of Thailand,eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. ST-97-23  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B14358