Multi-agent approach for the capacity allocation problem

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-285

  Brandolese, Armando ^a   Brun, Alessandro ^a   Portioli Staudacher, Alberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CAPACITY ALLOCATION PROBLEMS; MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0034691444     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(00)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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