Coalition formation in manufacturing multi-agent systems

Proceedings - International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 241-246

  Pechoucek M ^a   Marik V ^a   Stepankova O ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Assembly; Companies; Decision making; Expert systems; Manufacturing processes; Multiagent systems; Product design; Production facilities; Production planning; Project management

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE; PLANNING; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COALITION FORMATIONS; COLLABORATIVE AGENTS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED METHODS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PRODUCTION FACILITY; PRODUCTION PLANNING; SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0007700234     PISSN: 15294188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DEXA.2000.875034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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