Article ID: | iaor20032780 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 40 |
Issue: | 15 |
Start Page Number: | 3669 |
End Page Number: | 3679 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
Authors: | Dang T.-Tung, Frankovic B. |
Keywords: | multi-agent systems |
The object in a flexible manufacturing system is optimal system resources scheduling. The production scheduling of such a system may be resolved by a set of individual agents, who can work in parallel and their coordination may bring a more effective way of finding an optimal solution. The criteria for the optimal solution may be created on a time or economical (cost) basis but each may have a different priority depending on each situation. In this paper, we will analyse an approach to find a feasible schedule of all products, which could minimize costs and satisfy all constraints related to each product.