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Development of Quality of Life Indexes By Applying Quality Function Deployment (QFP) to Administrative Services

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17560466
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 交通工学・国土計画
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

SATO Keiichi  Hokkaido University., Faculty of Public Policy, Professor, 大学院公共政策学連携研究部, 教授 (00091455)

Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
KeywordsQuality of Life / Quality Function Deployment(QFP) / Snow Removal / Satisfactory survey of customers / ECR Method / Administrative services, / 行政サービス / 品質特性 / パフォーマンス改善
Research Abstract

This study applied Quality Function Deployment (QFP) to evaluate administrative services in view of customers' perspectives to improve the services, so do quality of life. The study focused winter maintenance including snow removal and ice control in Sapporo as an example of QFP application. QDF has been developed in Japan and included in Japan Industrial Standards (JIS Q-9025: Improving Performance of Management Systems-Guideline for QFD) of the Japanese Standard Association. This study, first, analyzed the current state of snow removal works of the City of Sapporo by applying the expanded contributive rule (ECR), an approach for customers' preference evaluation to reveal the importance rankings of traffic issues. As a result, "reduction of business efficiency due to winter delay" was found to be the greatest concern of the customers. Thus, "winter delay" was set as the outcome index of urban snow removal works. Further, target service levels were set by using customers' two levels of discontent; "un-satisfaction" and "dissatisfaction", which were identified by a satisfactory survey of customers.
QFD application to snow removal works of the City of Sapporo enabled to compare residents' needs for snow removal works and the equivalent city's current technical levels based on winter maintenance expenditures to analyze their relations.
The study shows remained issues including verification of the extent of customers' satisfaction improvement with snow removal services that would be realized by QFD application, possibility of QFD application to other administrative services, and other quality control model application possibility to administration.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2006 2005

All Journal Article (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 品質機能展開法 (QFD) による都市除雪の評価2006

    • Author(s)
      山本千稚子, 岸邦宏, 佐藤馨一
    • Journal Title

      計画行政 28巻・2号

      Pages: 35-43

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 品質機能展開法(QFD)による都市除雪の評価2006

    • Author(s)
      山本千稚子, 岸邦宏, 佐藤馨一
    • Journal Title

      計画行政 28巻・2号

      Pages: 35-43

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of Snow Removal in city by Applying Quality Function Deployment.2005

    • Author(s)
      YAMAMOTO Chigako, SATO Keiichi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Japan Association for Planning Administration No 28

      Pages: 35-43

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 品質機能展開法(QFD)による行政サービスの市民評価に関する研究2005

    • Author(s)
      佐藤 馨一, 山本千雅子, 岸邦宏
    • Journal Title

      計画行政 28巻・2号

      Pages: 35-43

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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