Selection of Construction Methods: A Knowledge-Based Approach
The appropriate selection of construction methods to be used during the execution of a construction project is a major determinant of high productivity, but sometimes this selection process is performed without the care and the systematic approach that it deserves, bringing negative consequences. Th...
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| description | The appropriate selection of construction methods to be used during the execution of a construction project is a major determinant of high productivity, but sometimes this selection process is performed without the care and the systematic approach that it deserves, bringing negative consequences. This paper proposes a knowledge management approach that will enable the intelligent use of corporate experience and information and help to improve the selection of construction methods for a project. Then a knowledge-based system to support this decision-making process is proposed and described. To define and design the system, semistructured interviews were conducted within three construction companies with the purpose of studying the way that the method’ selection process is carried out in practice and the knowledge associated with it. A prototype of a Construction Methods Knowledge System (CMKS) was developed and then validated with construction industry professionals. As a conclusion, the CMKS was perceived as a valuable tool for construction methods’ selection, by helping companies to generate a corporate memory on this issue, reducing the reliance on individual knowledge and also the subjectivity of the decision-making process. The described benefits as provided by the system favor a better performance of construction projects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5b22e729d9dc4a60932bdfc4bb2fb2792025-02-03T01:25:54ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/938503938503Selection of Construction Methods: A Knowledge-Based ApproachXimena Ferrada0Alfredo Serpell1Miroslaw Skibniewski2Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Catholic University of Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, 7820436 Santiago, ChileDepartment of Construction Engineering and Management, Catholic University of Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, 7820436 Santiago, ChileCenter of Excellence in Project Management, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, A. J. Clark School of Engineering, 1188 G. L. Martin Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-3021, USAThe appropriate selection of construction methods to be used during the execution of a construction project is a major determinant of high productivity, but sometimes this selection process is performed without the care and the systematic approach that it deserves, bringing negative consequences. This paper proposes a knowledge management approach that will enable the intelligent use of corporate experience and information and help to improve the selection of construction methods for a project. Then a knowledge-based system to support this decision-making process is proposed and described. To define and design the system, semistructured interviews were conducted within three construction companies with the purpose of studying the way that the method’ selection process is carried out in practice and the knowledge associated with it. A prototype of a Construction Methods Knowledge System (CMKS) was developed and then validated with construction industry professionals. As a conclusion, the CMKS was perceived as a valuable tool for construction methods’ selection, by helping companies to generate a corporate memory on this issue, reducing the reliance on individual knowledge and also the subjectivity of the decision-making process. The described benefits as provided by the system favor a better performance of construction projects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/938503 |
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| title | Selection of Construction Methods: A Knowledge-Based Approach |
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