A Framework for e-cooperating business agents: an application to the (re)engineering of production facilities

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2002

Authors

Gil Manuel Gonçalves (Author) FEUP; João Borges de Sousa (Author) FEUP; Fernando Lobo Pereira (Author) FEUP; Paulo Sousa Dias (Author) FEUP; António Nogueira Santos (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of Proceedings of the International Conference Advanced Production Management Systems APMS 2002

Pages: 189-204

Proceedings of the International Conference Advanced Production Management Systems APMS 2002

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 8 a 13 de Setembro de 2002

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

CORDIS: Technological sciences

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Abstract (EN): The task of coordinating business agents to accomplish complex goals, which could not be accomplished by any of the agents on its own, is a complex one. This paper addresses the problem of coordinating companies within a general architecture for e-cooperation. This architecture articulates the interoperation of business process over the Internet with varied degrees of security requirements. The implementation infrastructure is used to support the cooperative design and construction of production facilities (spot-welding lines, assembly lines). These are typically complex systems, which are made of several subsystems (robots, machines, cells), that are designed and built by different companies in different countries. Design and construction involves several types of companies, from OEMs to small engineering houses. With this architecture we aim at improving the otherwise time consuming task of coordinating their activities, especially when models (geometric, process, and workflow models), machine programs, documentation, etc. must be exchanged frequently and securely.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 16