Maciv: A DAI Based Resource Management System

Managing resources in the framework of the civil construction sector is usually an extremely complex task. There are many factors contributing to this complexity: the variety and great number of existing resources, both human and material; the diversity of tasks that each working unit is able to execute; the performance of each working unit; the involved costs; and the spatial distribution of all resources over the different places, leading to the need for displacement from one site to another. All these important factors imply a high number of variables, resulting in a somewhat difficult optimization process. On the other hand, these factors are highly dynamic as a result of unpredictable situations responsible for the modification of the initial conditions, e.g., weather conditions, uncertainties attached to task duration, acquisition of new resources, technical problems related with those resources, and accidents. Such dynamics make it mandatory for the systems to have the capability to continuously ad...