In this paper an attempt is taken to formalize the design and implementation of agentbased approach for agile manufacturing system scheduling. The general framework of an agentbased approach for agile manufacturing systems scheduling is presented. Some steps have been taken to construct a methodology for the development of negotiation mechanism in agent-based manufacturing systems scheduling to...

The ability to track the location of goods throughout an agile manufacturing environment can provide for the mass production of customized products. When an agile manufacturing system controller knows where a particular product is within its manufacturing cycle, and what further operations are required for customization, it can make smart decisions as to how this product can be re-routed. Custo...

Tougher competitive situations have led to increasing attention being paid to customer satisfaction, of which timely and customized services are the key concepts. As the product life cycle becomes shortened, high product quality becomes necessary for survival. Markets become highly diversi® ed and global, and continuous and unexpected change become the key factors for success. The need for a me...

Agent based modeling and simulation consider the behavior of agents acting in a system. The agents' interactions result in changing the agent’s behavior, the whole agent based system, and its environment. In this study, the manufacturing, sale, and receiving orders behaviors pertinent to manufacturing and sale agents acting across a pharmaceutical supply chain of an Iranian manufacturing medici...

Manufacturing agility is the ability to prosper in an environment characterized by constant and unpredictable change. The purpose of this paper is to analyze team attributes necessary to facilitate agile manufacturing, and using Balance Theory as a framework, it evaluates the potential positive and negative impacts related to these team attributes that could alter the balance of work system ele...

Agile manufacturing (AM) is a new concept in manufacturing intended to improve the competitiveness of "rms. Manufacturing processes based on AM are characterized by customer}supplier integrated process for product design, manufacturing, marketing, and support services. This needs decision-making at functional knowledge levels, stable unit costs, #exible manufacturing, easy access to integrated ...

Agile manufacturing is the winning strategy to be adopted by manufacturers for dramatic performance enhancements to become national and international leaders in an increasingly competitive market of fast changing customer requirements. The methodology of this research is archive type which exploited of various foreign articles and books. A structural model includes the primary components of Jus...

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a major paradigm shift that is taking it from traditional manufacturing into a world of agile manufacturing. An agile corporation should be able to rationalize its manufacturing facilities and produce a large variety of products at lower cost in time. Designs of modular products and reconfigurable processes are crucial to agile manufacturing. Modular pro...

One essential requirement for business survival is the continuous ability to meet customer needs and demands. Market needs cause unceasing changes in product(s) life cycle, shape, quality, and price. Agility is an enterprise-wide response to an increasingly competitive and changing business environment, based on four cardinal principles: enrich the customer; master change and uncertainty; lever...