Soltani, A R (2005) An intelligent transportation system in construction sites. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of 21st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2005, London, UK.
Abstract
Site transportation in terms of organising the efficient movement of vehicles, people and materials ensures the efficient use of workforce and production/process time in construction operations. In an attempt to improve productivity from the site transportation perspective, an appropriate IT performance evaluation framework could play an important role in the context of efficient management of construction site layouts and the movement patterns within a site. An efficient path layout of a working site that allows to store, transport, deliver material, plant and equipment in the shortest time is a determinant factor and requirement in a complex project. In addition, risks on construction sites can be reduced if the use of vehicles and mobile plant is properly managed by setting out paths avoiding high risks areas. Provision of safe paths could be used to control high-risk situations on the site. This paper addresses the lack of computer-based support tools for multi-objective optimum path finding applications that can be used interactively to assist site planners with generating alternative path scenarios. This IT tool will support the use of what-if analysis for planners so that they can work out the movements paths for people and vehicles for a given site layout.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | fuzzy-based multi-objective; genetic algorithm; path finding; site layout |
| Index terms: | site layout, genetic algorithm, movement, construction operation, construction site, productivity, planner, performance evaluation, plant and equipment, complex project, determinant |
| Subjects: | construction operations, strategic project management, site logistics, work location, health behaviours and lifestyles, risk assessment, profession, manufacturing engineering, management, performance measurement, algorithms |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Project Management, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Roles and Professions, Quality Management, Digital Applications, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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