Cascading auction protocol as a framework for integrating process planning and heterarchical shop floor control

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-62

  McDonnell, Patrick ^a   Smith, Glen ^a   Joshi, Sanjay ^a   Kumara, Soundar R T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; GRAPH THEORY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CASCADING AUCTION PROTOCOLS; HETERARCHICAL SHOP FLOOR CONTROL; PROCESS PLANNING;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0032628935     PISSN: 09206299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008092606526     Document Type: Article

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