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Housing Quality, Maintenance and Rehabilitation
The Review of Economic Studies, 1983This paper investigates a representative landlord's profit-maximization problem in a stationary economy. The landlord must decide on the quality of his housing units at the time of construction, maintenance expenditure over the life of the building, and the time of demolition or rehabilitation. The analysis can be applied to other problems with similar
Arnott, Richard +2 more
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A quality system for a software house
Journal of Systems and Software, 1993Abstract The international recognition of the ISO 9001 created a quality standard which, in an integral manner, expresses general requirements for the design and development, production, installation, and maintenance of products. This article discusses the special form and practical content a software house can give its quality system within the ...
Daan B. B. Rijsenbrij, A. H. Bauer
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Housing Status, Housing Expenditures, and Satisfaction with Housing Quality
Housing and Society, 1986AbstractThis paper is an investigation of the relationship between monthly housing expenditures and satisfaction with quality of housing among renters, owners with mortgages, and owners with no mortgages. The sample includes 592 Iowa husband-and-wife families in the age range from 18 to 60. The data are from a systematic random sample collected from 13
Sharon M. Danes, Earl W. Morris
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Housing Instability and Quality
2021Distinct from homelessness, housing instability can include moving frequently between residences (also known as “couch surfing”), being behind on rent payments, or being threatened with evictions. While estimating the number of people with unstable housing is difficult given inconsistent definitions, 2.3 million people annually face evictions alone. In
Amanda Stewart, Megan Sandel
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2017
This chapter discusses each section of the House of Quality, beginning with its foundation and cornerstones—goals, objectives, and planning. The House of Quality metaphor used here describes the basic principles and concepts associated with total quality.
William C. Johnson, Richard J. Chvala
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This chapter discusses each section of the House of Quality, beginning with its foundation and cornerstones—goals, objectives, and planning. The House of Quality metaphor used here describes the basic principles and concepts associated with total quality.
William C. Johnson, Richard J. Chvala
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Systems Research Forum, 2010
Early system engineering has been emphasized as a critical success factor within the U.S. defense acquisition community. Although the House of Quality has been recognized and utilized as a systems engineering tool for aligning customer and product requirements, there is limited research on the value added by the parallel inclusion of technology ...
PAVEL FOMIN +2 more
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Early system engineering has been emphasized as a critical success factor within the U.S. defense acquisition community. Although the House of Quality has been recognized and utilized as a systems engineering tool for aligning customer and product requirements, there is limited research on the value added by the parallel inclusion of technology ...
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2000
Abstract The issue of the quality of housing has been the central issue in a housing policy debate that started in the industrializing European countries during the nineteenth century and continued in developing countries during the twentieth. The debate even narrowed occasionally to the question of “What constitutes a house? ” or, in
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Abstract The issue of the quality of housing has been the central issue in a housing policy debate that started in the industrializing European countries during the nineteenth century and continued in developing countries during the twentieth. The debate even narrowed occasionally to the question of “What constitutes a house? ” or, in
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Performance measurement of quality of houses: development of a building quality index for houses
2014The risk of structural failures of residential housing in South Africa is determined by the effectiveness of implementation of the relevant technical regulations. This risk has to be managed proactively in order to ensure consistent quality of the product. However, internationally, very little has been done to quantify the quality of a housing product.
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Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being
Annual Review of Public Health, 2023Julie Bennett
exaly