Comparison of negotiation protocols in dynamic agent-based manufacturing systems

This paper proposes a negotiation methodology based on multi-agent system for heterarchical and complex manufacturing control systems. This approach has been selected to implement new paradigms based on “co-opetition=co-operation+competition” in order to improve the “production on demand” and reaction capabilities of distributed production systems related to the net-economy. Agents may represent products and resources of the system. The local scheduling and control functions in dynamic environments is addressed by a new negotiation protocol between agents based on the “request session” principle for cooperation and on the game theory approach for competition.