Decision Support System to Evaluate and Compare Concession Options |
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Authors: | Alison K. McCowan Sherif Mohamed |
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Affiliation: | 1Ph.D. Graduate, Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith Univ., Gold Coast Campus, PMB 50 GCMC, Queensland QLD 9726, Australia. 2Professor, Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith Univ., Gold Coast Campus, PMB 50 GCMC, Queensland QLD 9726, Australia (corresponding author). E-mail: s.mohamed@griffith.edu.au
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Abstract: | With the increased popularity of concession projects over the last three decades, there is a need for a decision support system (DSS) capable of evaluating and comparing several concession project investment (CPI) options in an effective and efficient manner. Hence, a novel DSS has been developed that takes into consideration both financial and nonfinancial aspects of the investment option, as well as the uncertainties commonly encountered during the feasibility stage of a project. The DSS is fully implemented as a standalone computer software package, ECCO (evaluate and compare concession options), in order to be of practical use. This paper outlines and validates ECCO’s design and structure through the demonstration of its capabilities in the evaluation and comparison of three real-life CPI case studies. |
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Keywords: | Construction management Decision support systems Investments Financial management |
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