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Integration of planning systems and an agent-oriented MES |
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Author: |
P. Verstraete, P. Valckenaers, B. Saint Germain, H. Van Brussel, K. Hedeli 
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Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Science, K.U. Leuven, Belgium. ' Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Science, K.U. Leuven, Belgium. ' Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Science, K.U. Leuven, Belgium. ' Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Science, K.U. Leuven, Belgium. ' Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Applied Science, K.U. Leuven, Belgium |
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Journal: |
International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management 2006 - Vol. 8, No.1/2/3 pp. 159 - 174 |
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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. |
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Keywords: |
manufacturing execution systems; MES; planning systems; multi-agent systems; agent-based systems; flexible manufacturing systems; FMS; collaboration. |
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DOI: |
10.1504/IJMTM.2006.008793 |
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