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Adaptive manufacturing scheduling : a flexible and configurable agent-based prototype

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Cheeseman, M. J., Swann, P., Hesketh, G. B. and Barnes, Stuart (2005) Adaptive manufacturing scheduling : a flexible and configurable agent-based prototype. Production Planning & Control, Volume 16 (Number 5). pp. 479-487. doi:10.1080/09537280500121810 ISSN 0953-7287.

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Abstract

To improve the decision support tools available to manufacturing engineers operating in less than certain environments, an agent-based manufacturing scheduling system has been developed. In this paper, the application of intelligent agents to manufacturing problems is discussed and a description of the developed system is provided. The proof-of-concept demonstrator was developed using the JADE platform, XML ontology and a message passing system based on the contract-net protocol. The system was designed to be generic, allowing it to be tailored to suit a wide variety of different manufacturing problems. To demonstrate this, the system was used to model an existing manufacturing cell within Rolls-Royce. The system successfully produced schedules of comparable quality to the existing control system, with the added capability to proactively adapt to changing circumstances. Further work includes the development of a statistical analysis tool set to support and further testing to quantify the operational benefits of the agent-based scheduler.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology
T Technology > TS Manufactures
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Journal or Publication Title: Production Planning & Control
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN: 0953-7287
Official Date: July 2005
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July 2005Published
Volume: Volume 16
Number: Number 5
Number of Pages: 9
Page Range: pp. 479-487
DOI: 10.1080/09537280500121810
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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