Developing a Virtual Laboratory for Construction Bidding Environment Using Agent-Based Modeling

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Awwad, Rita ^a   Asgari, Sadegh ^b   Kandil, Amr ^c  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Competitive bidding; Optimal markup; Risk aversion; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; CONTRACTORS; COST ESTIMATING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; COMPETITIVE BIDDING; OPTIMAL MARKUP; RISK AVERSION; SIMULATION;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 84945157715     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: 19435487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000440     Document Type: Article

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