Automated Decision Making - Examples from Practice

Full automation and real robotization require some kind of built-in intelligence. Automation requires in this way automatic decision-making, based on some kind of artificial intelligence tool. The Department of Construction Management at the Technical University of Denmark has for a number of years been heavily involved in developing this kind of tools in close collaboration with the construction industry in Denmark. Many different types of technologies have been used. This paper will only focus on tools based on simple, standard neural network software for PC’s, software affordable to industry and easy to use by the manager himself. Five examples will be given, indicating, among other things, that the technology in some cases seems to have potential of producing valuable results for managing real life construction activities.