Hosny, O A (1991) An intelligent decision support system for construction planning and scheduling. PhD thesis, University of Missouri - Rolla, USA.
Abstract
Planning is the most important and challenging task faced by project managers. Proper planning makes it possible to achieve the goals of project completion in due time, within the specified funds and with the available human and technical resources. Improper planning is misleading and results in omission of some fundamental factors, thus increasing the project risks and the probability of its failure. Studies in the United States found scheduling variance of 2.5 weeks and man-hour variance of 8.4% between planned and actual construction performance. In Britain 50% of the projects overrun their planned time by 1 month or more. This problem is aggravated in developing countries where lack of appropriate planning is a common phenomenon in such countries. The primary concern of this research is to develop a conceptual framework that can be followed for efficient planning of construction projects. A microcomputer-based intelligent decision support system was developed following this framework to measure its effectiveness for construction planning. Through the integration of knowledge-based systems technology, database management systems' and project management' technologies, the system would provide invaluable assistance to construction planners in improving the productivity of planning for low income housing projects in developing countries and particularly in Egypt. The system develops detailed plans for each stage involved in the construction of a building and integrates them to develop the plan for the whole building.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Omurtag, Y |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | decision support; failure; income; construction planning; developing countries; housing projects; integration; scheduling; Egypt; United States; probability; productivity; construction project; construction planner; project manager |
| Index terms: | housing project, low income housing, decision support, Egypt, overrun, database, project manager, project management, construction planner, integration, productivity, variance, scheduling, management system, construction performance, conceptual framework, United States, construction planning, effectiveness, knowledge-based system, construction project, income, developing country |
| Subjects: | performance management, project management theory and practice, decision analysis, Geography, production management, housing and residential development, operations research, measurement and scaling, construction planning, organizational analysis, economic analysis, development economics, data management, performance assessment, practitioner, project controls, management, artificial intelligence, theoretical framing, profession |
| Topics: | International Construction, Urban Studies, Time Control, Risk Management, Geographical Context, Business Strategy, Quality Management, Digital Applications, Organizational Design, Site Management, Project Management, Research Practice, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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