Integration of planning systems and an agent-oriented MES

P. Verstraete, P. Valckenaers, B. Saint Germain, H. Van Brussel and K. Hedeli

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2006, vol. 8, issue 1/2/3, 159-174

Abstract: Today, industry is confronted with a fast changing market. Customers demand a high-quality, low price and tailored product. This requires flexible manufacturing systems. At K.U. Leuven, a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is designed that allows to adjust execution to quickly changing circumstances. This paper discusses how this MES can cooperate with existing planning systems. A collaboration mechanism is presented and the advantages of this collaboration are discussed.

Keywords: manufacturing execution systems; MES; planning systems; multi-agent systems; agent-based systems; flexible manufacturing systems; FMS; collaboration. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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