Development “PLANRIGHHT”: A conceptual knowledge-based expert system program as a tool for decision support for planning construction projects

The development of advanced computer technologies has provided opportunities for re-engineering of engineering, procurement and construction processes across the project life cycle. One potential area of applying computer technologies to the re-engineering of construction projects is in the application of artificial intelligence techniques, to develop knowledge-based expert systems with the capability to reason like humans, and carry out specialized tasks that typically require human judgments and expertise. Expert systems are ideally suited for use on construction projects because construction is mainly an experience based industry, and decisionmaking in construction relies more on individual experience than on formalized decision-making methods This paper proposes a knowledge-based expert system program as a tool for decisions support for planning construction projects based on a detailed review of the existing literature.