Abstract: Due to the central role of cranes in construction operations, specialists in the construction industries have cooperated in the development of structured methods and software for crane selection. Most of these software ...

Abstract: Advancements in computing have enabled the development of effective tools for the modeling and analysis of construction operations. In particular, recent developments in object-oriented and event-driven programming were ...

Abstract: Computer modeling and analysis of construction processes have gained importance in recent years because of an increase in the complexity of construction processes. Petri nets provide a modeling and analysis approach that ...

Abstract: A multitude of recent studies has demonstrated that the construction of energy-efficient homes can result in major benefits to the homebuilder, homeowner, and the nation. Federal and state government agencies are spending ...

Abstract: Construction projects are characterized by the random nature of the conditions under which they are implemented and by the dynamic use of available resources. Since site conditions vary randomly and resources perform a ...

Abstract: Theoretical and computational studies of supply chains are confined mainly to buyer-supplier dyads. Evaluation of more tiers in the construction sector specifically is also rare, perhaps in part because short-term partnerships ...

Abstract: The transportation infrastructure in the U.S. is maturing rather rapidly, leading to a shift of work and expenditures from new construction to maintenance, rehabilitation, retrofit, or even replacement of the existing ...

Abstract: The production equation called Little’s law has been applied to construction data recently. However, Little’s law was derived for steady-state conditions assuming constant input and output rates and long production runs. ...

Abstract: This paper examines the production implications of quality control inspections conducted on the buffer between processes in a construction project by modeling the linkage between these processes. Inspection of partially ...