Task scheduling behaviour in agent-based product development process simulation

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 914-923

  Zhang, Xiaodong ^a   Zhang, Shuo ^a   Li, Yingzi ^a   Schlick, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

agent based simulation; product development; task scheduling

Indexed keywords

MULTITASKING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SCHEDULING; SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS;

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; COLLABORATIVE TASKS; COMPARATIVE SIMULATION; COMPLEX PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; TASK-SCHEDULING;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 84866992409     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2011.596223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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