AARIA agent architecture: from manufacturing requirements to agent-based system design

Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-58

  Van Dyke Parunak, H ^a   Baker, Albert D ^b   Clark, Steven J ^c  

^a ERIM International   (United States)

^b Enterprise Action Group Inc   (United States)

^c Real World Interface Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SCHEDULING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SHIPBUILDING;

AGENT BASED SYSTEM DESIGN; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS FOR ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL; INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SHOP FLOOR CONTROL;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0342855202     PISSN: 10692509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ica-2001-8104     Document Type: Article

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