Nowadays, most of the infrastructure project developments undertaken are complex in nature, demanding greater skill and technologies, fast track work practices, good decision making and analytical skill, and capabilities to utilize Information Communication Technologies (ICT) specifically in...

Most infrastructure project developments are complex in nature, particularly in planning phase. During this stage, many vague alternatives occur - from the strategic to operational level. Human judgement and decision making are characterized by biases, errors and the use of heuristics. These...

As part of a decision making process, the controlling process in construction companies can be supported by computer application that provides faster and reliable decision. This paper discusses the development of a knowledge-based decision support system for controlling construction companies’...

Most infrastructure projects share the same characteristics in term of management aspects and shortcomings. Human factor is believed to be the major drawbacks due to the nature of unstructured problems which can further contribute to management conflicts. This growing complexity in...

The operational management of Water Distribution Systems (WDS), particularly under failure conditions when the behaviour of a WDS is not well understood, is a challenging problem. The research presented in this thesis describes the development of a methodology for risk-based diagnostics of...

As service centers become crucial corporate assets for increasing customer relationships and profits, it is imperative to understand customer reactions to service allocations. Using customer call history from a DSL service, the authors empirically investigate how customers’ onshore and...

Water Resource (WR) management problems with a multiperiod feature are associated to mathematical optimization models that handle thousandss of constraints and variables depending on the level of adherence required to reach a significant representation of the system. Moreover these problems are...

The purpose of this study is to design, develop, and evaluate a prototype scenarioassisteddecision support system (DSS) for use in venture and alternative assessmentduring the predevelopment stage of income-producing real estate development. Thisresearch examines theoretical underpinnings and...

Many claim that, with regard to transportation infrastructure, only partnerships between public and private entities, which draw on the strengths of both, can achieve the goals of enhancing operational efficiency, increasing service delivery, improving asset maintenance, and stretching scarce...

In Lithuania, the real estate market has been growing fast in recent years. Such a speedy rise in the country‘s real estate market is being affected by several main factors: residents see the broad lending possibilities; the improving economic situation gives people greater hopes and...