PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION USING AGENT-BASED SYSTEM

• Main Authors: Aleksandar Vujovic, Zdravko Krivokapic, Jelena Jovanovic, Gordan Kijanovic
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Center for Quality, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Serbia 2016-03-01
• Series: International Journal for Quality Research
• Subjects: intelligent systems; agent-based system; production system
• Online Access: http://www.ijqr.net/journal/v10-n1/10.pdf

Production systems suffer frequent changes due to the growing demand and need for providing market competitiveness. Therefore, the application of intelligent systems can greatly increase the level of flexibility and efficiency, but also reduce the overall costs. On example of system for the production of irregular and variable shaped parts by cutting the wooden flat surfaces, it is discussed the possibility of applying intelligent agent-based system. In order to implement it in the production process, it was necessary to firstly performed an analysis and assessment of the initial situation. Then, we spotted a weak points and gave some suggestions to improve process by application of agents. The obtained solution has reduced the number of engaged workers, reduced the scope of their duties, made faster flow of materials, improved its utilization and we finally introduced the scheme of the new agent-based manufacturing process that achieves the foregoing benefits.