TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT i
UNDERTAKING iii
CERTIFICATE v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
ABBREVIATIONS ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS xi
LIST OF FIGURES xiii
LIST OF TABLES xv
CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER-2: LITERATURE REVIEW 3
2.1 Research Background 3
2.2 Research Gap/Need 6
CHAPTER-3: Research Objectives 9
3.1 Research Methodology 10
CHAPTER-4: Data Collection 11
4.1 Current State of Construction Industry 11
4.2 Current State of Lean Construction Management 12
4.2.1 Case Study 13
4.3 Capabilities of AI Chatbot 15
4.4 Last Planner System 17
4.4.1 Implementation of LPS 17
4.4.2 Site Visit 18
4.4.3 Benefits of LPS 21
4.4.4 Disadvantages of LPS 22
4.5 Types of AI Chatbot Available 24
4.5.1 ChatGPT 3.5 24
4.5.2 Jasper AI 25
4.5.3 Perpexlity AI 27
4.5.4 Google Gemini 28
4.5.5 Microsoft Bing 30
4.5.6 Claude 3 Sonnet 32
4.6 Prompt Engineering 33
CHAPTER-5: Data Analysis 35
5.1 Possible Usecases 35
5.1.1 Phase Planning 35
5.1.2 Look Ahead Planning 36
5.1.3 Commitment Planning 37
5.1.4 Production Management 38
5.1.5 Measurement, Learning & Continual Improvement 39
5.1.6 First Run Studies 39
5.2 Result 40
5.2.1 Challenges for Implementation of conversational AI chatbot 40
5.2.2 Benefits of Implementation of conversational AI chatbot 41
5.2.3 Step wise use case 42
CHAPTER-6: Conclusion 45
REFERENCES 47