Mezher, T; Abdul-Malak, M A; Arnaout, S and Bassil, Z (2004) Public project programming system (3PS): A decision support system for public sector investment. Construction Innovation, 4(2), pp. 99-111. ISSN 1471-4175
Abstract
Public investment programming is a complex exercise and involves a number of factors. These include social, economical, environmental, technological and political factors. In addition, each of the factors depends on many subfactors. For example, the economic factor depends on project impact on local and national economy, number of beneficiaries, and opportunity cost of work lost. The Public Projects Programming System (3PS) is mainly a decision support system aimed at helping senior decision makers in the public sector to program the implementation of public investment projects. A multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) approach was used based on the weighted average multi-criteria analysis (WAMA) model. The structure (database, model base, and user interface) of the 3PS is presented. A case study, in the northern suburbs of Beirut, shows the implementation of the system in a real post conflict reconstruction environment in Lebanon.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | decision making; decision support systems; infrastructure projects; multiple criteria; public projects |
| Index terms: | database, public project, post-conflict reconstruction, Lebanon, decision support, political factor, infrastructure project, programming, national economy, economic factor, implementation, program, public sector, exercise, user interface, decision-making, case study |
| Subjects: | data management, human-computer interaction, economic analysis, contractual arrangements, software systems, economic concepts, infrastructure and transport systems, political science, administrative law, programming, decision analysis, health behaviours and lifestyles, data collection methods, post-disaster and reconstruction, infrastructure engineering, Geography |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Digital Applications, Risk Management, Research Practice, Governance, Legal Issues, Procurement, Business Strategy, Geographical Context, Urban Studies, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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