Agent technology for collaborative process planning: A review

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 315-325

  Zhang, W J ^a   Xie, S Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agent technology; CAD; CAPP; Collaborative process planning; Multi agent system

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

AGENT TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING (CAPP); INTEGRATING SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 33847279464     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-005-0345-x     Document Type: Article

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