PPLICATION OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS -10 USE IN COST MANGEMENT

Abstract

This work is concerned with introducing new methods and techniques for the projects management in construction industry. This research suggest that the Iraqi engineering staff, who work in construction sector, have a poor knowledge about the subject of Decision Support System (D.S.S.) in spite of that this subject have a wide uses in construction companies in the world. So the researcher presents this study to introduce and to increase the knowledge about the concept of Decision Support System. This research consist of the questionnaire process for construction companies, then the research use the questionnaire results in building a proposed Decision Support System, also the questionnaire process indicate the relation between the decision structure and the organizational levels. The results obtained from the questionnaire process shows that there is a requirement for Decision Support System in cost control decisions support. So the researcher build a Decision Support System for cost control process which can be used by the planner and estimator for different types of projects. The researcher also applies and evaluates the proposed system in some Iraqi construction companies. The application and evaluation process recommended the needs for applying the Decision Support System for project management in construction companies.