Auction-based distributed scheduling and control scheme for flexible manufacturing systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 547-572

  Siwamogsatham, T ^a   Saygin, C ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PERFORMANCE; SCHEDULING; THROUGHPUT;

DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULING; PERFORMANCE MEASURES; REAL-TIME SCHEDULING; UTILIZATION BALANCE;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 1342287300     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540310001613683     Document Type: Article

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