A Conceptual Framework for the Assessment of Project Alternatives in the Front-End Phase of Major Transportation Projects

Mahmoud N. V., Bayraktar M. E., ÖZEN H.

Construction Research Congress, San Juan, Argentina, 31 May - 02 June 2016, pp.1383-1392 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.1061/9780784479827.139
  • City: San Juan
  • Country: Argentina
  • Page Numbers: pp.1383-1392
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Identifying the most suitable project alternative is a critical challenge faced by decision makers in the front-end phase of major transportation projects (MTPs). The increasing complexity and dynamism of MTPs impose substantial uncertainties and subjectivity during the front-end phase of such projects. The methods commonly used during the front-end phase of MTPs are mainly deterministic. The objective of this research is: (1) to investigate the decision-making criteria for such projects through literature review and establish the state-of-the practice on the subject matter by conducting a questionnaire survey and (2) to build a conceptual stochastic decision-support framework to address the considerable uncertainties in MTPs based on the literature review and survey findings.