Framework for Simulating Crew Motivation Impact on Productivity—A Hybrid Modeling Approach

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Kedir, Nebiyu S.
  • Raoufi, Mohammad
  • Fayek, Aminah Robinson

• Previous studies have identified motivation as one of the most important factors affecting the efficiency of labor utilization in construction processes. However, there is a lack of research on simulating the impact of motivation on labor productivity to track and devise productivity improvement strategies. Fuzzy system dynamics (FSD) has been used to model labor productivity, because it captures subjective uncertainties and the dynamism of construction systems. However, FSD fails to capture complexity arising from individual components (e.g., crew members) that lead to emerging behaviors in crew motivation modeling. The main contributions of this paper are: (1) proposing a framework for combining FSD and fuzzy agent-based modeling, leading to a more comprehensive method for studying the impact of crew motivation on productivity; and (2) facilitating identification of more effective productivity improvement strategies by allowing construction stakeholders to track the dynamic relationships between motivation and labor productivity.

• Date created

  2022-01-01

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Crew motivation impact on productivity

• Type of Item

  Conference/Workshop Presentation

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-8m8b-en36

• License

  This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784483961.092.