Combining knowledge-based systems and simulation to solve rescheduling problems

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-157

  Belz, R ^a   Mertens, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intelligent front ends; Knowledge based systems; Manufacturing; Production; Scheduling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE; SCHEDULING; SIMULATORS;

INTELLIGENT FRONT ENDS; JOB SHOP SIMULATOR; RESCHEDULING;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030142880     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-9236(95)00029-1     Document Type: Article

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