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Constraint satisfaction techniques in planning and scheduling

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Over the last few years constraint satisfaction, planning, and scheduling have received increased attention, and substantial effort has been invested in exploiting constraint satisfaction techniques when solving real life planning and scheduling problems. Constraint satisfaction is the process of finding a solution to a set of constraints. Planning is the process of finding a sequence of actions that transfer the world from some initial state to a desired state. Scheduling is the problem of assigning a set of tasks to a set of resources subject to a set of constraints. In this paper, we introduce the main definitions and techniques of constraint satisfaction, planning and scheduling from the Artificial Intelligence point of view.

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    Roman Barták

  2. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Miguel A. Salido

  3. University of Padova, Padua, Italy

    Francesca Rossi

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Barták, R., Salido, M.A. & Rossi, F. Constraint satisfaction techniques in planning and scheduling. J Intell Manuf 21, 5–15 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-008-0203-4

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