A distributed multi-agent framework for shared resources scheduling

Jiucheng Xu (1) , Bernard Archimède (1) , Agnès Letouzey (1)

1 LGP - Laboratoire Génie de Production

Nowadays, manufacturers have to share some of their resources with partners due to the competitive economic environment. The management of the availability periods of shared resources causes a problem because it is achieved by the scheduling systems which assume a local environment where all resources are on the same site. Therefore, distributed scheduling with shared resources is an important research topic in recent years. In this communication, we introduce the architecture and behavior of DSCEP framework (distributed, supervisor, customer, environment, and producer) under shared resources situation with disturbances. We are using a simple example of manufacturing system to illustrate the ability of DSCEP framework to solve the shared resources scheduling problem in complex systems.

Mots clés: Distributed scheduling; Multi-agent systems; Shared resources; Disturbances

Domaines: Système multi-agents [cs.MA]

Jiucheng Xu, Bernard Archimède, Agnès Letouzey. A distributed multi-agent framework for shared resources scheduling. 14th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing, May 2012, Bucarest, Romania. pp.775-780, ⟨10.3182/20120523-3-RO-2023.00120⟩. ⟨hal-04023764⟩