Mohamed Hassan Ahmed
Asst. Lecturer
Evaluation of Differents Techniques and Tools Used for Infrastructure Construction Projects
ENGINEERING RESEARCH JOURNAL (ERJ) • 2024
Publication Information
Authors
MH Emam, SS Hasan, SA Dokhan, NB Abdel Meged
Keywords
Decision Support System; Network based techniques; Graphical based techniques; Critical Path Method
(CPM); Line of Balance (LOB); Infrastructure Projects.
Journal
ENGINEERING RESEARCH JOURNAL (ERJ)
Publisher
Not Available
Volume
Volume (54) Issue (1)
Issue
January. 2025,
Pages
pp:131-144
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
Open Link
Supplementary Materials
Not Available
Abstract
In the last ten years, Decision Support System has been used for many applications such as evaluation,
prediction, selection, and optimization purpose. The main objective of this study is to design and develop a Decision
Support System (DSS) to assist project contractors in selecting the most appropriate scheduling technique as they start a
new infrastructure project, having considered the appropriate factors necessary for taking such decision. Project
contractors are keen to choose an appropriate selection for infrastructure projects because of their positive effect on project
success. The research primarily focuses on early planning for infrastructure projects before starting the construction phase
and specifically examines network-based techniques such and graphical-based techniques. A Decision Support System
developed in this paper is simple to use and allows the contractor to consider all decision-relevant factors. Its practical
application will benefit the contractor's decision making in the selection of proper scheduling technique for their
infrastructure projects.
prediction, selection, and optimization purpose. The main objective of this study is to design and develop a Decision
Support System (DSS) to assist project contractors in selecting the most appropriate scheduling technique as they start a
new infrastructure project, having considered the appropriate factors necessary for taking such decision. Project
contractors are keen to choose an appropriate selection for infrastructure projects because of their positive effect on project
success. The research primarily focuses on early planning for infrastructure projects before starting the construction phase
and specifically examines network-based techniques such and graphical-based techniques. A Decision Support System
developed in this paper is simple to use and allows the contractor to consider all decision-relevant factors. Its practical
application will benefit the contractor's decision making in the selection of proper scheduling technique for their
infrastructure projects.
