Multi-agent-based Pay-Per-Use (PpU) distributed manufacturing

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2 SPEC.ISSUE, 2011, Pages 114-121

  Ong, S K ^a   Lou, P ^a   Nee, A Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Distributed computing; Distributed manufacturing; DM; Multi agent system; Pay per use; PpU

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE;

ACCESS SERVICE; DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING RESOURCE; MULTI-AGENT TECHNOLOGIES; PAY-PER-USE; SERVICE PROVIDER; SOFTWARE AND HARDWARES; TYPE OF SERVICES;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 79951616765     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2011.038558     Document Type: Article

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