Agent-based modeling and integration of system dynamics simulation approaches

On the one hand, the amount of productivity in construction projects is influenced by different factors with continuous behavior over time, and on the other hand, by the interaction and interaction between the human resources present in the project. In this research a new tool for modeling and predicting productivity in construction projects is presented by integrating the system dynamics simulation method and agent-based modeling method. Using a combination of system dynamics simulation and agent-based modeling enables us to consider a variety of factors affecting productivity simultaneously. In this research, all the effective factors and factors that have continuous behavior over time will be modeled using system dynamics simulation. In the following, factor-based modeling approach is used to consider the effect of the interactions between the manpower present in the project on productivity. Finally, by combining and integrating the two systems of system dynamics simulation and agent-based modeling, a hybrid model for predicting the productivity with all the effective factors is presented.