Framework of agent-based intelligence system with two-stage decision-making process for distributed dynamic scheduling

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 229-245

  Chen, Yee Ming ^a   Wang, Shih Chang ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agent; Compensatory negotiation process; Decision making; Distributed dynamic scheduling; Fuzzy decision making process; Multiagent systems

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPENSATORY NEGOTIATION PROCESS; DISTRIBUTED DYNAMIC SCHEDULING; FUZZY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 33750952097     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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