Sequential resource allocation utilizing agents

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2481-2499

  Wallace, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0242301626     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754031000088165     Document Type: Article

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