Title :
Designing an integrated holonic scheduler with JACK
Author :
Fletcher, M. ; Brennan, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Agent Oriented Software Ltd., Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
The paper identifies one of the key gaps in the current model of holonic manufacturing systems (HMS). Namely the lack of an integrated scheduler to satisfy both top-down (order-driven) and bottom-up (resource-driven) approaches within the scope of an agent-based HMS. The paper also presents how some of these conceptual ideas could be implemented using JACK, a commercial autonomous agent system from Agent Oriented Software (AOS).
Keywords :
computer integrated manufacturing; multi-agent systems; production control; scheduling; Agent Oriented Software; JACK; autonomous agent system; bottom-up method; holonic manufacturing systems; integrated holonic scheduler design; multi agent systems; top-down method; Autonomous agents; Flexible manufacturing systems; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Milling machines; Production; Pulp manufacturing; Supply chains; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2002. Proceedings. 13th International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1668-8
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.2002.1045969
