An agent-based approach for integrated process planning and scheduling

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1256-1264

  Li, Xinyu ^a   Zhang, Chaoyong ^a   Gao, Liang ^a   Li, Weidong ^b   Shao, Xinyu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated process planning and scheduling; Multi agent system; Process planning; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; AGENT-BASED APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INTEGRATED PROCESS PLANNING AND SCHEDULING; MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; PROCESS PLAN;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROCESS PLANNING;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 71749109550     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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