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A Multi-Agent System Tool for Strategic Planning in Small-Lot Production Environments

Posted April 30, 2015 | Leadership | Amplify

In this article, we briefly describe our view on an ontology-based production management system, focusing particularly on the strategic planning tool. We describe its architecture and present a use case that demonstrates the tool's operability. The difference between our proposed approach and the already existing solutions centers mainly on the use of MASs to provide what-if game simulation to explore different degrees of freedom (DoFs).

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Jose Barbosa
José Barbosa has a PhD in automation and computer science from the University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (France) and an MSc in industrial engineering from the Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB). He is a researcher at IPB, where he currently participates in the EU FP7 ARUM project and formerly participated in the EU FP7 GRACE project. He is also an invited professor in IPB’s Department of Electrical Engineering. Dr. Barbosa has… Read More
Gerry Leitao
Gerry Leitão is a VP in Compuware's Professional Services Division responsible for global solutions strategy, sales, and delivery. He is currently driving Compuware's Enterprise Legacy Modernization solution, which provides Compuware's clients a comprehensive roadmap to achieve business objectives through rationalization, management, and modernization of their legacy application portfolios. Mr. Leitão has 20 years of IT leadership experience… Read More
Udo Inden
Udo Inden holds a diploma in business sciences and economics. Since 1987, Mr. Inden has worked as a self-employed management consultant with a focus on strategic research and innovation programs, and since 1995, as visiting lecturer in management sciences with the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at Cologne University of Applied Sciences (CUAS), Germany. In collaboration with the Research Centre for Knowledge Management at CUAS, he… Read More
Fosco Mascioni
Fosco Mascioni is Quality System Auditor and Quality Manager Deputy at Iacobucci HF Aerospace S.p.A. After graduating with a degree in aerospace engineering from Sapienza University, Rome, Mr. Mascioni taught in the Aerotechnics and Air Navigation Department at the Aeronautical Technical Institute 'F. De Pinedo' High School, Rome. He then worked for an organization that produces mechanical components for the aeronautical industry, first in the… Read More
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