Open AccessINTEGRATED AGENT‐BASED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT: CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
Author(s) -
Ömer Tatari,
Mirosław J. Skibniewski
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of civil engineering and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1822-3605
pISSN - 1392-3730
DOI - 10.3846/13923730.2006.9636397
Subject(s) - automation , systems engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , system integration , engineering , computer science , process management , engineering management , business , database , mechanical engineering
Effective management of equipment is crucial for the success of construction firms. Inadequate manual processes of equipment management and the subjective decisions of equipment managers usually result in major losses in construction firms, hence, the economy. The main purpose of this paper is to introduce an agent‐based equipment management system aiming to increase integration and automation, and to minimise decision errors. Recent research on agent technology allows the proposition of an automated and integrated application for equipment management. The proposed application makes use of the current databases of the firm and adds wireless technology to construction equipment for automated data integration.