A web-based multi-agent system for distributed digital manufacturing

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-27

  Mahesh, M ^a   Ong, S K ^a   Nee, A Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Case study; Coordination; Distributed manufacturing; Framework; Multi agent system; Prototype system

Indexed keywords

FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION CONTROL; QUERY LANGUAGES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING; FRAMEWORKS; FUNCTIONAL AGENTS; PROTOTYPE SYSTEMS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33751549356     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920600710927     Document Type: Article

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