A Simulation-Based Optimisation for Contractors in Precast Concrete Projects
2019 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Purpose
This paper aims to provide decision support for precast concrete contractors about both precastconcrete supply chain strategies and construction configurations.
Design/Methodology/Approach
This paper proposes a simulation-based optimisation for supplychain and construction (SOSC) during the planning phase of PC building projects. The discrete eventsimulation is used to capture the characteristics of supply chain and construction processes, and calculate construction objectives under different plans. Particle swarm optimisation is combined with simulation tofind optimal supply chain strategies and construction configurations.
Findings
The efficiency of SOSC is compared with the parametric simulation approach. Over 70 per centof time and effort used to simulate and compare alternative plans is saved owing to SOSC.
Research Limitations/Implications
Building simulation model costs a lot of time and effort. The data requirement of the proposed method is high.
Practical Implications
The proposed SOSC approach can provide decision support for PC contractorsby optimising supply chain strategies and construction configurations.
Originality/Value
This paper has two contributions: one is in providing a decision support tool SOSC tooptimise both supply chain strategies and construction configurations, while the other is in building aprototype of SOSC and testing it in a case study.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019. Vol. 2, p. 137-145
Keywords [en]
Precast concrete, Supply chain, Building construction, Discrete event simulation, Particle swarm optimization, Simulation-based optimization
National Category
Construction Management
Research subject
Construction Management and Building Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-74055DOI: 10.1108/S2516-285320190000002019Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85084806967OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-74055DiVA, id: diva2:1318302
Conference
10th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organization, 7-8 May 2019, Tallinn, Estonia
Funder
Swedish Research Council FormasThe Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT)
Note
Full text license: CC BY
2019-05-272019-05-272023-11-10Bibliographically approved