Agent-based distributed manufacturing process planning and scheduling: A state-of-the-art survey

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 563-577

  Shen, Weiming ^a   Wang, Lihui ^a   Hao, Qi ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agents; Distributed manufacturing systems; Manufacturing scheduling; Multiagent systems; Process planning

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROCESS PLANNING;

DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING; DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS PLANNING; MANUFACTURING RESOURCE; MANUFACTURING SCHEDULING; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 80052993037     PISSN: 10946977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCC.2006.874022     Document Type: Review

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