ManufAg: A multi-agent-system framework for production control of complex manufacturing systems

Information Systems and e-Business Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-185

  Mönch, Lars ^a   Stehli, Marcel ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agent based analysis and design; Complex manufacturing systems; Frameworks; Production control; Software development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645234206     PISSN: 16179846     EISSN: 16179854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10257-005-0030-5     Document Type: Article

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