Weighted Scoring Model for Resource Allocation in Postconflict Reconstruction
Publication: Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 14, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper presents a weighted scoring model as a systematic approach to resource allocation in postconflict reconstruction operations in two distinct environments: adversarial and nonadversarial. The model is intended to aid decision makers in prioritizing, planning, and allocating resources for postconflict reconstruction efforts. Weighted scoring is used to conduct value analysis to determine an appropriate mix of reconstruction projects in a fixed budget portfolio to either maximize overall value or to steer support toward a desired combination of core outcomes. The utility of the model lies in its ability to use the proposed methodology effectively in any postconflict environment to provide quantitative results and a structured decision making approach. While the evaluation measures or metrics may change in each environment, the core outcomes and the central tasks which support those outcomes hold regardless of the type of postconflict environment. These core outcomes of security, governance, rule of law, economics, and social wellbeing, if achieved, constitute success in postconflict reconstruction operations.
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Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 14 • Issue 3 • September 2008
Pages: 169 - 177
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: Jun 22, 2006
Accepted: Jun 21, 2007
Published online: Sep 1, 2008
Published in print: Sep 2008
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