A RESOURCES SCHEDULING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CONCURRENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

This paper proposes an integrated methodology for the management of (availability) constrained resources within a concurrent project management environment. The methodology incorporates six main components the projects interface management module, the impact matrix module, the projects grouping module, the projects prioritization module, the master projects scheduling module, and the resources assignment module all of which are integrated coherently, within the framework of a decision support system. The component which is delineated in this paper is the resources assignment module; the other modules are respectively the subject of future papers. The essence of such an integrated and coherent methodology is to enhance the centralization and efficient distribution of information on various concurrent projects parameters, such as projects priorities, projects completion times, their associated costs, and resources allocation patterns, etc. The proposed methodogy is applied in an actual industrial case study...