Integration of planning systems and an agent-oriented MES

: Today, industry is confronted with a fast changing market. Customers demand a high-quality, low price and tailored product. This requires flexible manufacturing systems. At K.U. Leuven, a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is designed, that allows to adjust execution to quickly changing circumstances. This paper discusses how this MES can cooperate with existing planning systems. A collaboration mechanism is presented and the advantages of this collaboration are discussed.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: IJMTM
• Authors: Paul Verstraete, Paul Valckenaers, Bart Saint Germain, Hendrik Van Brussel, K. Hedeli
• Keywords: Fast Changing Market, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, IJMTM 2006, Manufacturing Execution System