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The application of dependency management in an integrated manufacturing network framework

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Research into the effectiveness and performance of the mobile agent (MA) technology as a means of managing a domain of manufacturing devices has been conducted. However, it has been shown that MAs are not without their scalability issues. A strategic agent travelling algorithm will bring performance improvement as it allows agents to identify the best migration path in order to minimise the total expected time of searching for the desired information. The applications of process-driven dependency management along with MA techology are examined as methods for optimising the efficiency of retrieving critical information in the manufacturing environment. An integrated framework is developed to investigate the alignment of network management paradigm to the strategic management decision.

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  1. DL Consulting, Hamilton, New Zealand

    Chi-Yu Huang

  2. Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

    Alan Holt

  3. Faculty of Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

    John Monk

  4. Faculty of Information and Engineering Systems, Leeds Metropolitan University, Calverley Street, Leeds, UK

    Kai Cheng

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Huang, CY., Holt, A., Monk, J. et al. The application of dependency management in an integrated manufacturing network framework. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 33, 354–364 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-006-0462-1

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