An emergent modelling method for dynamic scheduling

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-140

  Vaario, J ^a   Ueda, K ^b  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Complexity; Emergence; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING; COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; VISUALIZATION;

ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; PRODUCT DEMAND; SELF-ORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISM; SHOPFLOORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0032046643     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008863811960     Document Type: Article

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