Experience and reflection on the development of a holonic job shop scheduling system

Authors:
Scott S. Walker;Robert W. Brennan;Douglas H. Norrie
Affiliations:
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4.;Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4.;Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, Canada T2N 1N4
Venue:
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
Year:
2006

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe the development of a holonic job shop scheduling system that is based on Object-Oriented (O-O) and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) approaches. In particular, this paper focuses on the holonic architecture (created primarily for system analysis purposes), the multi-agent architecture (created primarily for system design purposes) and the agent platform (Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents Open Source (FIPA-OS)). On the basis of our experience with this development project, we then reflect on the approach and provide some suggestions for the developers of the holonic systems.