Agent-based manufacturing and control systems : new agile manufacturing solutions for achieving peak performance /: new agile manufacturing solutions for achieving peak performance. (©2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Massimo Paolucci, Roberto Sacile.
• Other Names: Paolucci, Massimo, 1961-; Sacile, Roberto
• Contents: AGENT TECHNOLOGY IN MODERN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; Introduction; Agents and Multiagent Systems; From Agent Technology to Manufacturing Practice; Book Motivations and Purposes; References; ISSUES IN DESIGNING AGENT-BASED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; Introduction; Agent System Engineering; Issues in Designing Agent-Based Manufacturing Systems at PS-Bikes; Conclusions; References; AGENTS FOR PLANNING, SCHEDULING, AND CONTROL; Introduction; Focusing on Planning, Scheduling, and Control Activities in Manufacturing; Planning, Scheduling, and Control in Manufacturing from an Integrated Perspective; Basic Concepts in Production Planning; Basic Concepts in Production Scheduling; Basic Concepts in Production Control; Agent-Based Applications in Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling; Agent-Based Applications for Scheduling and Control in Manufacturing; Planning, Scheduling, and Control In PS-Bikes; Conclusions; References; AGENT-BASED SIMULATION Manuel Gentile, Massimo Paolucci, and Roberto Sacile; Introduction; Modeling and Simulating in Manufacturing; Multiagent-Based Simulation; Platforms to Support Multiagent-Based Simulation Development; An Application of MABS in PS-Bikes; Conclusions; References; AGENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION Massimo Cossentino and Luca Sabatucci; Introduction; A Case Study: Designing the PS-Bikes System; Designing the Solution with PASSI; Agent Implementation; References; PAST SUCCESSES; Introduction; Two Outstanding Supply Chain-Oriented MAS Applications in Manufacturing; Successful MAS Applications in Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling; Successful MAS Applications in Manufacturing Scheduling and Control; Practical Working Industrial Applications; Conclusions; References; FUTURE CHALLENGES; Introduction; Next Generation e-Manufacturing Solutions; What Must Be Refined in Agent-Based Manufacturing; What Has Yet to Be Done in Agent-Based Manufacturing; PS-Bikes and Its Challenging "Agentification" Process to Achieve Agility; Conclusions; References
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 269 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 670/.285; Computer integrated manufacturing systems; Expert systems (Computer science); Manufacturing processes -- Automation; Production control -- Data processing; COMPUTERS -- CAD-CAM; Computer integrated manufacturing systems; Expert systems (Computer science); Manufacturing processes -- Automation; Production control -- Data processing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203492668; 9780203492666
• Related ISBNs: 1574443364; 9781574443363
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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