Title :
Modelling project coordination in a multi-agent framework
Author :
Brazier, F.M.T. ; Jonker, C.M. ; Treur, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Vrije Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
In current engineering practice often traditional management structures and virtual organisations are combined. In addition to formal structures, informal, dynamic organisational structures emerge in which engineers are personally responsible for effective interaction. They decide when to exchange information, and with whom, when to question requirements, when to acknowledge conflicts, et cetera. In such virtual organisations, project coordination may become quite complicated. Communication and coordination in a real-life case of concurrent design in the aircraft industry has been modelled and specified within the modelling framework DESIRE, on the basis of Jennings´ (1995) informal, multi-agent model of cooperative problem solving
Keywords :
aerospace expert systems; aerospace industry; aircraft; concurrent engineering; cooperative systems; knowledge based systems; project engineering; software agents; DESIRE modelling framework; aircraft industry; communication; concurrent design; cooperative problem solving; engineering; formal structures; informal dynamic organisational structures; informal multi-agent model; information exchange; multi-agent framework; project coordination modelling; requirements; traditional management structures; virtual organisations; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft propulsion; Artificial intelligence; Computer science; Design engineering; Engineering management; Mathematics; Organizational aspects; Problem-solving; Project management;
Conference_Titel :
Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, 1996. Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Stanford, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7446-6
DOI :
10.1109/ENABL.1996.555181
