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Abdul-Rahman, H (1995) The cost of non-conformance during a highway project: a case study. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 23-32.

Akintoye, A and Sommerville, J (1995) Distributed lag relationships between UK construction orders and output. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 33-42.

Chau, K W (1995) The validity of the triangular distribution assumption in Monte Carlo simulation of construction costs: empirical evidence from Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 15-21.

Dawood, N N (1995) An integrated knowledge-based/simulation approach to production planning: an application to the pre-cast industry. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 53-64.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: construction planning; knowledge rule; pre-casting; scheduling; simulation
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199500000007
  • Abstract:

    Production planning, in general, is the allocation of resources to jobs in a manner that should satisfy the criteria of minimizing cost and satisfying customers. It is a complicated process and demands well-defined techniques, time and experience to achieve satisfactory results. An integrated knowledge-based/simulation approach to production planning is introduced and discussed in this paper as a possible alternative to traditional operational research methods. Based on this approach a computer-based simulation model is developed to model production facilities of a pre-casting factory and integrated with knowledge-based rules that mimic the decision-making process of a human planner. The knowledge rules which were developed by eliciting knowledge from a production manager and previously published literature are of three different types: product selection rules, plant selection rules and allocation rules. In order to verify and validate the model, a thorough industrial case study has been conducted through comparing the performance of the model to that of a human planner. From the results of the study it is concluded that the model is a valuable and considerable managerial tool for exploring and testing options open to production managers

Loosemore, M (1995) Reactive management: communication and behavioural issues in dealing with the occurrence of client risks. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 65-80.

Nkado, R N (1995) Construction time-influencing factors: the contractor's perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 81-9.

Pries, F and Janszen, F (1995) Innovation in the construction industry: the dominant role of the environment. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 43-51.

Winch, G and Campagnac, E (1995) The organization of building projects: an Anglo/French comparison. Construction Management and Economics, 13(01), 3-14.