ExPlanTech: Applying multi-agent systems in production planning

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 40, Issue 15 SPEC., 2002, Pages 3681-3692

  Pechoucek, Michal ^a   Riha, Ales ^a   Vokrinek, Jiri ^a   Marik, Vladimir ^a   Prazma, Vojtech ^b  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b Modelarna Liaz   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; XML;

AGENT-DRIVEN SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS; PRODUCTION PLANNING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE WINNT 4.0;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037109623     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540210140086     Document Type: Article

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