Investigating the Role of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Construction Industry Using a Delphi-ANP-TOPSIS Hybrid MCDM Concept under a Fuzzy Environment

Ke Wang, Ziyi Ying (), Shankha Shubhra Goswami, Yongsheng Yin and Yafei Zhao
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Ke Wang: Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Linyi 273400, China
Ziyi Ying: College of Architecture and Energy Engineering, Wenzhou University of Technology, Wenzhou 325055, China
Shankha Shubhra Goswami: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang 759146, India
Yongsheng Yin: School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Yafei Zhao: Solearth Architecture Research Center, Building Information Technology Innovation Laboratory (BITI Lab.), Hong Kong 999077, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-42

Abstract: The construction business is always changing, and with the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) technology it is undergoing substantial modifications in a variety of areas. The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the function of AI tools in the construction industry using a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework based on the Delphi method, analytic network process (ANP), and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) under a fuzzy scenario. The ANP framework offers a systematic approach to quantifying the relative importance of AI technologies based on expert opinions gathered during the Delphi process, whereas the fuzzy TOPSIS methodology is used to rank and select the most appropriate AI technologies for the construction industry. The final results from the ANP revealed that the technological factors are the most crucial, followed by the environmental factors, which highly influence the AI environment. In addition, TOPSIS identified robotics and automation as the best AI alternative among the three options, followed by building information modeling (BIM), whereas computer vision was the least preferred among the list. The proposed hybrid MCDM framework enables a comprehensive evaluation and selection process that takes into account the interdependencies between AI technologies and uncertainties in decision-making.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; construction industry; Delphi method; ANP; TOPSIS; MCDM; fuzzy set theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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