Multi-machine scheduling-a multi-agent learning approach

Proceedings - International Conference on Multi Agent Systems, ICMAS 1998

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 42-48

  Brauer, Wilfried ^a   Weiss, Gerhard ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT AGENTS; MACHINERY; SCHEDULING;

COMPLEX ACTIVITY; DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING ACTIVITY; MULTI MACHINE SCHEDULING; MULTI-AGENT LEARNING;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 28444471251     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMAS.1998.699030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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