Abstract :
We developed new class of approaches to manufacturing and supply chain decision making. These approaches employ multiagent systems, which consist of a set of intelligent agents hosted on an appropriate software platform. Agent-based technology can potentially solve complex, dynamic decision processes that are distributed. By enabling networks of autonomous yet interacting reasoning elements, this technology provides an alternative to the centralized systems prevailing in industry.
Keywords :
"Decision making","Manufacturing industries","Industrial control","Computer architecture","Manufacturing automation","Job shop scheduling","Multiagent systems","Intelligent agent","Application software","Centralized control"
