Autonomous Units for Communication-based Dynamic Scheduling
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چکیده
Logistics has to deal with dynamics and uncertainties. In order to cope with such problems we introduce a communication-based approach built on distributed autonomous systems. In this work graph transformation with autonomous units is used as a rule-based instantiation of multi-agent systems to model logistic systems. The approach will be presented using a scenario taken from transport logistics. Here loads which have to be transported are queued in order of their arrival but scheduled for further transportation according to their own constraints. In the paper we propose a negotiation between loads and the respective truck based on payment of transportation rates.
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