Construction engineering and project management II: agent-based modeling and simulation in construction

  • Authors:

  • Anil Sawhney;Howard Bashford;Kenneth Walsh;Ajith Rao Mulky

  • Affiliations:

  • Arizona State University, Temp, AZ;Arizona State University, Temp, AZ;San Diego State University, Diego, CA;Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 35th conference on Winter simulation: driving innovation
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Agent-based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) is a relatively new development that has found extensive use in areas such as social sciences, economics, biology, ecology etc. Can ABMS be effectively used in finding answers to complex construction systems? The focus of this paper is to provide some answers to this question. Initial experimentation is conducted to understand the advantages of using ABMS either in isolation or in combination with traditional simulation methodologies. The paper provides a summary of this experimentation, conclusions and sets the agenda for future research in this area.