Artificial intelligence for production, operations and logistics management in modular construction industry: A systematic literature review

Q Liu, Y Ma, L Chen, W Pedrycz, MJ Skibniewski… - Information …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered significant attention within the modular construction
industry, emerging as a prominent frontier development trend. A comprehensive and …

Applicability of smart construction technology: Prioritization and future research directions

H Ahn, C Lee, M Kim, T Kim, D Lee, W Kwon… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential for facilitating faster, safer, and more sustainable construction processes
through the adoption of smart construction technologies is widely recognized. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge management for off-site construction

Z Zhang, Y Zou, BHW Guo, J Dimyadi, R Davies… - Automation in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Off-site construction (OSC) is expected to boost productivity, shorten construction time, and
reduce labour and material wastage. Despite these benefits, most OSC projects have not …

Critical Review of Virtual Reality Applications in Offsite Construction Research

M Assaf, M Al-Hussein, X Li - Journal of Construction Engineering …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Offsite construction (OSC) techniques are argued to provide superior quality and shorter
schedules compared with traditional techniques. Nonetheless, the pace of OSC …

[HTML][HTML] Automation in manufacturing and assembly of industrialised construction

L Xu, Y Zou, Y Lu, A Chang-Richards - Automation in Construction, 2025 - Elsevier
The integration of automation technologies has improved the efficiency of industrialised
construction (IC), yet a deeper understanding of their effects on the manufacturing and …

Shared dynamics learning for large-scale traveling salesman problem

Y Xu, M Fang, L Chen, Y Du, G Xu, C Zhang - Advanced Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we study generalization in reinforcement learning for traveling salesman
problem (TSP). While efforts have been made for designing deep reinforcement learning …

Multi-Task Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning With Task-Entity Transformers and Value Decomposition Training

Y Zhu, S Huang, B Zuo, D Zhao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-task multi-agent reinforcement learning aims to control multiple agents to perform well
on multiple tasks. It encounters three core challenges: the varying number of agents and …

Data-driven logistics collaboration for prefabricated supply chain with multiple factories

Y Yang, Y Yu, C Yu, RY Zhong - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Prefabricated construction is increasingly replacing traditional methods due to its higher
productivity, superior quality, and shorter construction time. This paper aims to optimize …

Data linking and interaction between BIM and robotic operating system (ROS) for flexible construction planning

A Zhu, P Pauwels, E Torta, H Zhang… - Automation in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition to robotic construction requires advanced planning approaches to meet the
specific requirements for successful robot deployment. Robots require precise information …

Integrated reinforcement and imitation learning for tower crane lift path planning

Z Wang, C Huang, B Yao, X Li - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Reinforcement learning (RL) has emerged as a promising solution method for crane-lift path
planning. However, designing appropriate reward functions for tower crane (TC) operations …