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Article: Multi-agent-based approach to solve part selection and task allocation problem in flexible manufacturing systems

TitleMulti-agent-based approach to solve part selection and task allocation problem in flexible manufacturing systems
Authors
KeywordsFlexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS)
Multi Agent Systems (MAS)
Part selection
Task allocation
Issue Date2005
PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207543.asp
Citation
International Journal Of Production Research, 2005, v. 43 n. 7, p. 1313-1335 How to Cite?
AbstractAgent technology is currently being considered as an important approach for developing intelligent manufacturing systems. It offers a new way of thinking about many of the classical problems in manufacturing engineering. A multi-agent-based approach for solving the part allocation problems in flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) is presented that can easily cope with the dynamic environment. Four agents were involved in carrying out the tasks of allocating parts on different machines: communicator, machine, part and material handling device (MHD). Upon arrival in the manufacturing facility, the part informs the communicator agent about the task requirements. The communicator agent divides the task into subtasks and sends a call-for-bids message to the machine and MHD agents. Each machine responds in accordance with its process capabilities and buffer limit. This response may be for the whole task or for one or more subtasks and it contains the price and cost details for these subtasks along with the performance index and acceptance ratio of the machine. The final allocation is made based on the objective function that includes processing and transportation costs and time. An algorithm is presented that is used by the communicator agent for allocating parts to different machines. An illustrative example is given to solve the task allocation on five machines, with each machine having different performance index and acceptance ratio. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/74487
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2023 Impact Factor: 7.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.668
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dc.description.abstractAgent technology is currently being considered as an important approach for developing intelligent manufacturing systems. It offers a new way of thinking about many of the classical problems in manufacturing engineering. A multi-agent-based approach for solving the part allocation problems in flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) is presented that can easily cope with the dynamic environment. Four agents were involved in carrying out the tasks of allocating parts on different machines: communicator, machine, part and material handling device (MHD). Upon arrival in the manufacturing facility, the part informs the communicator agent about the task requirements. The communicator agent divides the task into subtasks and sends a call-for-bids message to the machine and MHD agents. Each machine responds in accordance with its process capabilities and buffer limit. This response may be for the whole task or for one or more subtasks and it contains the price and cost details for these subtasks along with the performance index and acceptance ratio of the machine. The final allocation is made based on the objective function that includes processing and transportation costs and time. An algorithm is presented that is used by the communicator agent for allocating parts to different machines. An illustrative example is given to solve the task allocation on five machines, with each machine having different performance index and acceptance ratio. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
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dc.subjectFlexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS)en_HK
dc.subjectMulti Agent Systems (MAS)en_HK
dc.subjectPart selectionen_HK
dc.subjectTask allocationen_HK
dc.titleMulti-agent-based approach to solve part selection and task allocation problem in flexible manufacturing systemsen_HK
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