Multi-Role Collaborative Behavior in the Construction Industry through Training Strategies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Related Work
2.1. Sustainable Development of the Individual
2.2. RBC Theory and the GRATP Model
3. The Proposed Model
3.1. Basic Assumptions
3.2. The Basic Definition of GRATP
Algorithm 1: The algorithm for the GRATPC problem |
Require: |
, T, , H. |
Ensure: |
The training program matrix , the total benefit , the training start time , and the training duration . |
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3.3. Description of the Experiments
4. Results
4.1. Preparation of the Experiments
4.2. Experiment 1
4.3. Experiment 2
4.4. Experiment 3
4.5. Experiment 4
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
RBC | Role-based Collaboration |
GRA | Group Role Assignment |
GRATP | Group Role Assignment with a Training Plan |
GRATPC | GRATP Problem with Training Cost |
E-CARGO | Environment—Classes, Agents, Roles, Groups and Objects |
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Paper Name | Innovation |
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Group role assignment with a training Plan [2] | GRA + training program (Redundant agent) |
Adaptive collaboration with a training plan [3] | GRATP + training program + training start time |
Adaptive collaboration with a training plan considering role correlation [20] | GRATP + role correlation |
This paper | GRATP + training program + training start time + training cost |
Positions | Decision Maker | Surveyor | Program Designer | Construction Worker | Acceptance Personnel | Operator | Maintainer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Required Number | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Contribution Rate | 20% | 11% | 12% | 30% | 8% | 9% | 10% |
Position | Decision Maker | Surveyor | Program Designer | Construction Worker | Acceptance Personnel | Operator | Maintainer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cost | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 20 |
Method | Reassignment | Noreassignment | Notraining | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total Benefit | ||||
Average | 260.15 | 238.71 | 212.55 | |
Max | 271.44 | 259.25 | 231.99 | |
Min | 246.66 | 215.84 | 189.44 |
ΔCost | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benefit | |||||||||||
time 1 | 219.45 | 219.34 | 219.23 | 219.12 | 219.01 | 218.90 | 218.79 | 218.68 | 218.57 | 218.46 | |
time 2 | 230.99 | 230.89 | 230.79 | 230.69 | 230.59 | 230.49 | 230.39 | 230.29 | 230.19 | 230.09 | |
time 3 | 243.77 | 243.68 | 243.59 | 243.50 | 243.41 | 243.31 | 243.22 | 243.13 | 243.04 | 242.96 |
Position | Decision Maker | Surveyor | Program Designer | Construction Worker | Acceptance Personnel | Operator | Maintainer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
k0 | total benefit | 552.33 | 541.84 | 539.836 | 543.01 | 549.32 | 557.49 | 566.75 |
decreasing rate | 4.22% | 6.04% | 6.38% | 5.83% | 4.74% | 3.32% | 1.72% | |
k1 | total benefit | 212.31 | 204.18 | 208.42 | 190.557 | 206.67 | 206.20 | 205.88 |
decreasing rate | 1.61% | 5.38% | 3.41% | 11.69% | 4.22% | 4.44% | 4.59% |
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Yan X, Yang R, Chong H-Y, Feng M. Multi-Role Collaborative Behavior in the Construction Industry through Training Strategies. Buildings. 2023; 13(2):482. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020482
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Xue, Ruisi Yang, Heap-Yih Chong, and Minyu Feng. 2023. "Multi-Role Collaborative Behavior in the Construction Industry through Training Strategies" Buildings 13, no. 2: 482. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020482