Karim, A and Adeli, H (1999) CONSCOM: An OO construction scheduling and change management system. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(5), pp. 368-376. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
In a companion paper, an object-oriented (OO) information model was presented for construction scheduling, cost optimization, and change order management (CONSCOM), based on the creation of a domain-specific development framework. The framework architecture is developed using generic software design elements, called patterns, which provide effective low-level solutions for creating, organizing, and maintaining objects. The OO model has been implemented in a prototype software system for management of construction projects, called CONSCOM, using the Microsoft Foundation Class library in Visual C++. CONSCOM is particularly suitable for highway construction change order management. It can be used by the owner as an intelligent decision support system in schedule reviews, progress monitoring, and cost-time trade-off analysis for change order approval. The OO information model for construction scheduling cost management can be integrated into a concurrent engineering model for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Index terms: | progress monitoring, construction project, cost optimization, approval, change order management, decision support, prototype, change management, highway construction, concurrent engineering, construction industry, construction scheduling, owner, cost management, change order |
| Subjects: | project controls, sociology, decision analysis, industry analysis, management, civil engineering, economics, accounting and finance, engineering methods, contractual condition, production management, contract management, modelling and simulation, contractual role |
| Topics: | Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Cost Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Contract Administration, Time Control, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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