A flexible, agent-based ICT architecture for virtual enterprises

Computers in Industry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 311-327

  Aerts, A T M ^a   Szirbik, Nick B ^a   Goossenaerts, Jan B M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Architecture; Flexibility; Mobile agents; Virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INSTALLATION; SCHEDULING;

VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES (VE);

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036893943     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-3615(02)00096-9     Document Type: Article

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