Using the balanced scorecard as a safety management tool in construction companies : a qfd approach

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The aim of this thesis is to propose a safety management framework for construction companies. A literature review was performed to identify significant factors that would improve safety performance. Two management tools are used within the scope of this study: the balanced scorecard and quality function deployment (QFD). Strategic goals are established for each perspective of the balanced scorecard: financial and cultural, employee, process and learning and growth. Afterwards, a questionnaire was prepared using the QFD approach. The goals in the financial and cultural perspective were defined as the needs of the organization related to safety (“customer requirements” in the original QFD approach). The goals in the remaining perspectives formed the actions that the organization could do to achieve its needs (“product how’s” in the original QFD). Results of the questionnaire were used to form the final strategic goals in balanced scorecard. Safety performance measures and initiatives were defined for the accomplishment of the goals in the balanced scorecard.

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Construction, safety.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16237

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B. Şimşek, “ Using the balanced scorecard as a safety management tool in construction companies : a qfd approach ,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.