Ugwu, O O; Tah, J and Howes, R (1998) Optimizing construction method selection strategies in an integrated decision support environment: Results of application to earthworks operations. In: Hughes, W (ed.) Proceedings of 14th Annual ARCOM Conference, 9-11 September 1998, Reading, UK.
Abstract
Although the construction industry has witnessed a proliferation of techniques for resource selection, most of these techniques have not given adequate attention to the problems of cross utilization of data. In practice, there remains the need for efficient use of construction data for various decision analysis problems within an integrated project management environment. This paper discusses the results of an application designed to address this problem in the area of resource selection. The results demonstrate the use of generic objective functions to generate some decision-making parameters in project management.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction databases; DSS; ole-automation; project management; resource optimization |
| Index terms: | earthwork, decision support, strategy, decision analysis, database, construction method, decision-making, automation, resource optimization, construction industry, project management |
| Subjects: | construction methods, control systems, industry analysis, data management, decision analysis, building construction, automation and robotics, project management theory and practice, management |
| Topics: | Risk Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Site Management, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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