A holonic approach to dynamic manufacturing scheduling

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2008

Authors

Francisco José de Oliveira Restivo (Author) FEUP; Paulo Leitão (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Vol. 24 No. 5

Pages: 625-634

ISSN: 0736-5845

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-W25

DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2007.09.005

Abstract (EN): Manufacturing scheduling is a complex combinatorial problem, particularly in distributed and dynamic environments. This paper presents a holonic approach to manufacturing scheduling, where the scheduling functions are distributed by several entities, combining their calculation power and local optimization capability. In this scheduling and control approach, the objective is to achieve fast and dynamic re-scheduling using a scheduling mechanism that evolves dynamically to combine centralized and distributed strategies, improving its responsiveness to emergence, instead of the complex and optimized scheduling algorithms found in traditional approaches.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10