A coordination strategy for distributed multi-agent manufacturing systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2497-2520

  Naso, David ^a   Turchiano, Biagio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; DECISION MAKING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

INTELLIGENT SOFTWARES; MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MODULAR HARDWARE; MULTI-AGENT MANUFACTURING;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 2942528884     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754042000197694     Document Type: Article

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