Concurrent Control on Resource Planning and Revenue/Expenditure Estimation in Large-Scale Shell Material Embankment Projects Management Using Discrete-Event Simulation

Resource planning in large-scale construction projects is a complicated management issue requiring mechanisms to facilitate decision-making for managers. in the present study, a computer- aided simulation model is developed based on concurrent control of resources and revenue/expenditure. the proposed method responds to the demand of resource management and scheduling in shell material embankment activities regarding large-scale dam projects of iran. the model develops a methodology for concurrent management of resources and revenue/expenditure estimation of dam's projects. this real-time control allows managers to simulate several scenarios and adopt the capability of complicated working policies. the main contribution of the proposed model is to employ simulation optimization for analyzing various scenarios of revenue/expenditure in large-scale resource planning projects. results’ validation shows that the proposed model will assist project managers as a decision support tool in cost-efficient executive policymaking on resource configuration. also, analytical investigations of trend curves indicate the fluctuations of cost/benefit behavior within the study period.