Software agents-enabled systems coalition for integrated manufacturing processes and supply chain management

被引：4
作者：
Feng, Shaw C. [1 ,5 ]
Helaakoski, Heli [2 ,6 ]
Haapasalo, Harri [3 ,7 ]
Kipinä, Janne [4 ]
机构：
[1] Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, Stop 8260, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
[2] VTT Electronics, FIN-92100 Raahe
[3] Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu
[4] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, FIN-92100 Raahe
[5] Manufacturing Systems Integration Division, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
来源：
International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management | 2007年 / 11卷 / 02期
关键词：
Agent architecture; Autonomous agents; Manufacturing planning; Multi-agent system; Supply chain management; Systems integration;
D O I：
10.1504/IJMTM.2007.013183
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摘要：
Most business negotiations in supply chain and information exchange in manufacturing processes are heavily human-involved using proprietary data formats. The processes of negotiation and information exchange are usually time consuming and unreliable even in routine tasks. Software agents have been increasingly explored to improve the information flow and the decision-making process within networked manufacturing enterprises. In order to use agents in manufacturing applications, a software agent-enabled process integration framework for manufacturing and supply chain management has been developed and is described in this paper. The framework includes agent architectures, interaction protocols, message exchanges, an ontological engineering environment, business rules and knowledge bases and databases. The initial implementation of the framework has been tested by a prototype multi-agent system in a steel product business network and a manufacturing network. © 2007 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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页数：16
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