Distributed production scheduling using federated agent architecture
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2007
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Springer-Verlag, Berlin,
Abstract
Making a production system readily reconfigurable in a bid to adapt
to very fluid demand profile is pertinent to cost reduction and facility utilization
objectives of the system. We consider a production scheduling methodology
based on federated agent architecture designed for a flexible job shop with
dynamic demand. The interaction protocol within the social network is based on
a facilitated auction mechanism. Facilitator agents are responsible for
coordinating information flow between a controller agent and processors in
different job centers. These facilitators interact in such a way as to reduce
tardiness of tasks once an order is accepted by the controller agent. This model
employs competition at job centers to maximize financial returns and uses
cooperation among facilitator agents to minimize weighted tardiness.
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Production Scheduling, Multi-agent Systems, Federated Agent Architecture, Auction-Based Scheduling