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In previous work we have proposed how to model enterprise facilities (like factories, warehouses, etc.) in a multi product production/distribution network, capacity management at those facilities, and agents which act as enterprise managers, taking decisions that affect the available capacity. In this article we describe a model for the internal activities of an agent for communication for multi-agent coordination in task scheduling in an integrated logistics environment.
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Reis, J., Mamede, N., O’Neill, H. (1999). Agent Communication for Scheduling in the Extended Enterprise. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Afsarmanesh, H. (eds) Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises. PRO-VE 1999. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 27. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35577-1_24
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