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	Title:	Coalitions of manufacturing components for shop floor agility - the CoBASA architecture
	Author:	Jose Barata, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
	Address:	New University of Lisbon and Uninova Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. New University of Lisbon and Uninova Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
	Journal:	International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations 2003 - Vol. 2, No.1  pp. 50 - 77
	Abstract:	In this article, an agent-based architecture in which cooperation is regulated by contracts is proposed as a flexible approach to dynamic shop floor re-engineering. It describes the dynamic and flexible cooperation of manufacturing agents, representing manufacturing resources and how they can be created from a generic agent template. Agents' behaviour and contract types and structure are discussed. The first experimental results are also introduced.
	Keywords:	virtual organisation; contracts; agile manufacturing; multiagent systems; virtual enterprise.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJNVO.2003.003518
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