ADN: An agent-based decision network for concurrent design and manufacturing

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 1999, Pages 1-11

  Danesh, Mohammad Reza ^a   Jin, Yan ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Concurrent engineering; Coordination; Decision negotiation; Dependency; Design process; Intelligent agents

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; MANUFACTURE;

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; COLLABORATION IN DESIGNS; COMPLEX PROCESSES; DECISION BASED DESIGN; ENGINEERING DESIGN; NEGOTIATION MODELS; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; NEGOTIATION SUPPORT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 79955667932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC99/DFM-8915     Document Type: Conference Paper

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