Hybrid negotiation mechanism for Agent-based production scheduling

作者：Lu Ci Xing^*; Zhu Yun Long; Yin Chao Wan

来源：Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 2006, 12(12): 2074-2081.

• Agile scheduling
• Combinatorial auction
• Concrete negotiation methods
• Java agent development framework (JADE) platform
• Job shop scheduling
• Negotiation mechanism
• Negotiation strategies
• Production scheduling
• Proprietary strategy
• Short term planning

In Agent-based production scheduling, Agents scheduling were completed through proprietary strategy and negotiation mechanism. The negotiation mechanism specified the concrete negotiation methods. Most existing negotiation strategies were unable to balance planning and response. To deal with this problem, a novel hybrid negotiation mechanism was presented which combined short-term planning with dynamic response. The proposed strategy was designed to cope with flexible Job-shop scheduling and disturbance-oriented rescheduling. Combining combinatorial auction with modified contract net, the production scheduling in stable or disturb state was realized through defining actions and interaction sequences of relevant Agents. Then, a prototype system was developed based on Java Agent Development framework (JADE) platform and the simulation tests were given to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the mechanism.

• 出版日期2006