Expecting the unexpected: representing, reasoning about, and assessing construction project contingencies

Authors:
G. Ryan Anderson;Nilufer Onder;Amlan Mukherjee
Affiliations:
Michigan Technological University, Houghton. MI;Michigan Technological University, Houghton. MI;Michigan Technological University, Houghton. MI
Venue:
Proceedings of the 39th conference on Winter simulation: 40 years! The best is yet to come
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Planning, scheduling and effective management of contingencies are crucial for the successful management of construction projects. In this paper we explore a mathematical representation of construction processes that can be used to infer alternative futures of a project as it unfolds. The representation has its foundations in temporal constraint networks. We present algorithms that can traverse the network in time, reason about the constraints driving a construction project, and present the combinatorial possibilities of futures that can emerge from one or more constraint violations during project implementation. The algorithms will aid construction managers to anticipate and react to crisis scenarios as they evolve in time. Our broader goal is to use the contingency information and the user responses to reveal the cognitive strategies used by humans to manage complex crisis scenarios.