Title :
Study of the efficiency of multi-agent organizational structure: an approach based on an experiment
Author :
Mandiau, René ; Strugeon, Emmanuelle Le ; Agimont, Gauthier
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Valenciennes, France
Abstract :
In order to highlight the impact of the organizational structure on the efficiency of a multi-agent, experiments were carried out, based on variations in the size of the system and in the composition of groups of agents. The evaluation is focused on the criteria of framework and co-ordination costs, on the agents´ expertise development and on combinations of the agents. The results obtained confirm the importance of a correct choice of system structure, and they validate the criteria models selected
Keywords :
multi-agent systems; co-ordination costs; efficiency; framework costs; multi-agent organizational structure; Costs; Electrical capacitance tomography; Knowledge management; Resource management; Sociology;
Conference_Titel :
MultiAgent Systems, 2000. Proceedings. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0625-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICMAS.2000.858501
