Modeling the Evolution of Construction Crews’ Social Networks as a Practical Tool for Improving Resource Management Efficiency

Nishchay Pidiha

Citation: Nishchay Pidiha, "Modeling the Evolution of Construction Crews’ Social Networks as a Practical Tool for Improving Resource Management Efficiency", Universal Library of Business and Economics, Volume 03, Issue 02.

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the analysis of how communication networks within construction crews evolve and how these transformations influence resource management efficiency. The relevance of the topic is determined by the increasing complexity of construction projects, where coordination depends not only on formal structures but on dynamic interaction patterns. The novelty lies in interpreting network evolution not as a descriptive characteristic but as an operational mechanism that reshapes resource distribution. The work describes structural configurations of crew networks, examines how interaction rules generate these configurations, and studies their impact on coordination processes. Special attention is paid to the transition between centralized, clustered, and fragmented structures and to the conditions under which these transitions alter system performance. The work sets itself the goal to explain how network evolution can be used as a practical tool for improving resource management efficiency. Agent-based modeling and analytical comparison are used to solve this task. The conclusion describes how efficiency emerges from controlled structural variability. The article will be useful for researchers and practitioners working with complex project coordination systems.


Keywords: Construction Crews, Social Network Evolution, Resource Management, Agent-Based Modeling, Coordination Systems.

Download doi https://doi.org/10.70315/uloap.ulbec.2026.0302001