Modeling and specifications of dynamic agents in fractal manufacturing systems

Computers in Industry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-182

  Ryu, Kwangyeol ^a   Son, Youngjun ^b   Jung, Mooyoung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent technology; Fractal manufacturing system (FrMS); Modeling; UML

Indexed keywords

BUFFER STORAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

AGENT TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0042235503     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-3615(03)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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