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 Tasso Sousa (Author) FEUP; Fernando Lobo Pereira (Author) FEUP; Paulo Sousa Dias (Author) FEUP; A. Santos (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Pages: 189-204

8th International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS, SEP 08-13, 2002

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Z-MV0

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