MDC CREATES A DISCIPLINE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

A PROJECT AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED THAT CAN MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. THE SYSTEM IS DERIVED FROM TECHNIQUES USED IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY TO PLAN, SCHEDULE AND CONTROL PROJECTS. THEY ARE BASICALLY COMPUTERIZED, MODULAR, NETWORK BASED SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE GEARED TO TOTAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, MULTIPROJECT SCHEDULING OR TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. THE SYSTEMS WERE DESIGNED WITH THE PURPOSE OF MAKING EFFECTIVE USE BY MANAGEMENT OF TIME, COST AND MANPOWER. THE SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF 3 SUBSYSTEMS, ONE CONTAINS PROGRESS RELATIVE TO PROPOSED SCHEDULES, ANOTHER COMPARES BUDGET AND ACTUAL COST INFORMATION AND A THIRD PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT RELATES MANPOWER NEEDS TO TIME AND COST DEVELOPMENTS. THIS INTERLOCKING NETWORK OF SUBSYSTEMS GIVES CONTINUOUS AND ACCURATE PROJECTION OF PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS, A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE TOTAL PROGRAM AND PROGRESS ON A PROJECT-BY-PROJECT BASIS, AND A REVIEW OF ALL PROJECTS ON A "BY-EXCEPTION" BASIS THAT ZEROS IN ON PROJECTS OR PHASES OF PROJECTS THAT FACE POTENTIAL OPERATING OR FISCAL PROBLEMS. THE APPLICATION OF THIS SYSTEM IN A VARIETY OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IS BRIEFLY REVIEWED. THE SEASONED PROFESSIONAL TALENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INFORMATION SYSTEM IS REVIEWED.

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• Publication Date: 1973-8-23

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 17-20
• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 191
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Costs; Deployment; Information processing; Information systems; Management; Networks; Professional personnel; Programming (Planning); Reviews; Scheduling
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction control procedures
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215680
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1974 12:00AM