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ajceb-3003	Ng, Thomas; Palaneeswaran, Ekambaram; Kumaraswamy, Mohan	Costs and Benefits of ISO9000-based Quality Management Systems to Construction Contractors	2012	7	.pdf	application/pdf	5091	201	51	Some observations on the issues of quality cost in construction, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 14(5), 464-481. With the introduction of ISO9001:2000, many Costs and benefits of ISO9000-based quality management systems to construction contractors S.Thomas Ng1, Ekambaram Palaneeswaran2 and Mohan Kumaraswamy1 1Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 2Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 23The Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building [Vol 8, No 2] 3 practitioners and researchers expected the running costs could be reduced, while more benefits could be attained.	cache/ajceb-3003.pdf	txt/ajceb-3003.txt