An object-oriented knowledge representation for hierarchical real-time control of flexible manufacturing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 777-793

  Bu Hulatga, Mohammed I ^a   Chakravarty, Amiya K ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - EXPERT SYSTEMS; MACHINE SHOPS - FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION CONTROL - SCHEDULING;

AI; DYNAMIC TOOL LOADING; FMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; OBJECT-ORIENTED STRUCTURES;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 0024015192     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207548808947903     Document Type: Article

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