Wow....
There are lots of studies of the use of generic mathematical modelling in project management but you're taking this a step further by actually making a comparative study of the methodology of creating the most economic model of modelling, either by taking projects individually one at a time or by combining them into a group, program and modelling the relationships? ......removing the specifics of road management, I'd never even of imagined anything like this, let alone known anyone who would! Was this a specific remit or was the whole idea to examine this, yours? I just hope you were well paid, but I sense a little despondency that others didn't share your interest or enthusiasm which is understandable after you put in so much work and passion.
When I was googling to follow up and understand some of your paper, I found this paper which you may find interesting and was also an interesting read to complement what I'd learned from you.
https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/PMWJ3-Oct2012-VOROPAJEV-GELRUD-MathematicalModels-ProjectManagement-Featured-Paper.pdf
Have a great weekend.....and a beer or two. And thank you as always for contributing and sharing so much knowledge. It really is appreciated :-)
Thanks, @nathen007. I'm glad you have taken such an interest in this paper. At the time, lots of projects were being bundled together for funding purposes. However, different project teams, operating independently, did not interact with each other. I was involved in the CBAs for the projects in these bundles. I could see the relationships between some of these projects and how they potentially affected each other. To evaluate them in isolation would lead to a misrepresentation of the true costs and benefits of several projects.
This bundle of projects provided us with an ideal opportunity to attempt to evaluate projects based on their worth to the program as a whole. The paper was an extension of some of this work. I was not paid any additional money for this paper as it was considered just part of my work as a permanent Government employee.