ALICE Technologies Helps Ananda Slash Project Costs

The Solution

Using ALICE and the power of its computational AI, Ananda experimented with a number of variables as it hunted for the most efficient way in which to build Elio Del Nest. For example, it challenged its own core assumptions on formwork and probed for potential bottlenecks. It tested what might happen if it ran varying numbers of crews -- and if its crews worked overtime. It also tested a tightly sequenced construction plan vs. a “relaxed” construction sequence that allowed for free crew workflow.

The Results

Ananda’s results were informative -- and seemingly counterintuitive. In short, by spending more, Ananda would actually save more. The variable that most significantly affected Ananda’s results was overtime. By paying its crew members for overtime starting one month after the initiation of the project, Ananda was able to decrease the duration of its project by 208 days. And in doing so, it would decrease costs over a plan that didn’t include overtime pay. Based on the analysis it ran with ALICE, Ananda moved ahead and to develop the project according to a schedule that made healthy use of overtime. Condo units are selling briskly, and with the development of nearby projects such as The Bangkok Mall The Forestias by MQDC, the neighborhood is emerging as a vibrant mixed-use hub.