Title
Fuzzy case-based reasoning for coping with construction disputes
Abstract
The nature of the construction business makes the industry one of the most litigious. Most recent studies of dispute settlement assistant system have applied case-based reasoning (CBR) models to identify similar dispute cases that may be used as references in dispute settlements. Typically, either Euclidean distance (EUD) or cosine angle distance (CAD) has been employed in CBR to measure similarity. However, both EUD and CAD present inherent problems. This situation offers the opportunity to further refine and improve the CBR approach. The CBR was combined with fuzzy-set theory to establish the ''fuzzy case-based reasoning model'' (FCBR) for coping with construction disputes. FCBR incorporates a new similarity measurement (NSM) that fuses EUD and CAD, creating a more effective tool with which to calculate target case similarity with historical construction dispute cases. Information on cases similar to a target case assists mediators to deal effectively with construction disputes. The FCBR simulates the process of human reasoning, allowing users to not only easily review historical data, but also efficiently mine information on similar cases.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1016/j.eswa.2008.03.025
Expert Syst. Appl.
Keywords
Field
DocType
similar dispute case,dispute settlement assistant system,construction business,fuzzy case-based reasoning,similarity measurement,construction dispute,dispute settlement,fuzzy-set theory,dispute settlement fuzzy-set theory case-based reasoning similarity measurement,historical construction dispute case,cad present inherent problem,case-based reasoning,cbr approach,fuses eud,fuzzy set theory,case based reasoning,case base reasoning
CAD,Data mining,Computer science,Fuzzy case based reasoning,Coping (psychology),Euclidean distance,Fuzzy logic,Fuzzy set,Artificial intelligence,Case-based reasoning,Machine learning
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
36
2
Expert Systems With Applications
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
13
0.66
3
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Min-Yuan Cheng117419.84
Hsing-Chih Tsai219114.26
Yi-Hsiang Chiu3343.69