A dynamic workflow framework for mass customization using web service and autonomous agent techniques

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 537-552

  Karpowitz, Daniel J ^a   Cox, Jordan J ^a   Humpherys, Jeffrey C ^b   Warnick, Sean C ^c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 3361 TMCB   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Autonomous agents; Ontologies; Product development; WEB services

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FUZZY CLUSTERING; INFORMATION SERVICES; MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WEB SERVICES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; AUTOMATION; AUTONOMOUS-AGENT; CASE STUDIES; COMPLEX WORKFLOW; CUSTOM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; DYNAMIC WORKFLOW; FLEXIBLE ENVIRONMENTS; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; ONTOLOGIES; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENTIAL ENGINEERING;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 52549125669     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-008-0136-y     Document Type: Article

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