Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

12-2006

Abstract

In this paper, we are concerned with scheduling resources in a multi-tier production/logistics system for multi-indenture goods. Unlike classical production scheduling problems, the problem we study is concerned with local utilities which are private. We present an agent model and investigate an efficient scheme for handling multi-linked agent negotiations. With this scheme we attempt to overcome the drawbacks of sequential negotiations and negotiation parameter settings. Our approach is based on embedding a credit-based negotiation protocol within a local search scheduling algorithm. We demonstrate the computational efficiency and effectiveness of the approach in solving a real-life dynamic production scheduling problem which balances between global production cost and local utilities within the facilities.

Keywords

Multi-linked agent negotiations, Scheduling networks, multi agent systems

Discipline

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Research Areas

Intelligent Systems and Optimization

Publication

2006 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology IAT: Hong Kong, December 18-22: Proceedings

First Page

498

Last Page

505

ISBN

9780769527482

Identifier

10.1109/IAT.2006.56

Publisher

IEEE Computer Society

City or Country

Los Alamitos, CA

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1109/IAT.2006.56

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