Title :
A Multi-Agent Based Bidding System in VCIM Using Fuzzy AHP
Author :
Zhou, Ning ; Xing, Ke ; Nagalingam, Sev ; Lin, Grier
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Adv. Manuf. & Mech., Univ. of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Virtual CIM is the new concept to extend the Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) system to a much wider scope. The traditional CIM systems can only deploy within an enterprise. VCIM break the barrier so that all manufacturing resources from different entities in different locations can be integrated and work together. It is especially helpful to Small to Medium Manufacturing Enterprises (SMMEs) as their resources are often limited and need intensive competition in the globalized market. In this paper, the limitations of current agent-based VCIM for SMMEs will be analyzed. A Multi-Agent based bidding System will be proposed as possible solution to address those limitations. Fuzzy AHP selection will also be briefly introduced to support the proposed system architecture.
Keywords :
computer integrated manufacturing; decision making; fuzzy logic; multi-agent systems; small-to-medium enterprises; virtual reality; VCIM; fuzzy AHP selection; multiagent based bidding system; small to medium manufacturing enterprises; virtual computer integrated manufacturing; Australia; Companies; Computer architecture; Computer integrated manufacturing; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5325-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5326-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2010.5576901
