Systems analysis in civil engineering (development of computer programs for application) / Mohd. Najib Abdullah and Nik Ahmad Lutfi Nuawi

Civil engineering systems analysis or systems engineering is a very useful method used for decision-making process using the theories of engineering, management and economics to obtain the best or optimum design for a particular problem. The use of computers has been able to enhance? its application to a wider field of users and provided more opportunities to obtain the optimum design that would result in the most economical choice. Since the economic consideration is a very important criteria to select the alternatives to be used and the choice of a project, systems analysis will in future be more widely used by professionals in the construction industry, irrespective whether they will be doing management or design work. It has the twin advantages of reducing cost and increasing efficiency.