DERIVING PARTICULAR AGILE SCHEDULING SYSTEMS USING THE HOLOS METHODOLOGY
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Ricardo J. Rabelo ;  L.M. Camarinha-Matos
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(kadu@uninova.pt)     (cam@uninova.pt)
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New University of Lisbon and UNINOVA - 2825  Monte da Caparica  -  Portugal<BR>
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ABSTRACT<BR>
This paper illustrates how a particular agile scheduling system can interactively be generated based on the HOLOS methodology. The three underlying beams upon which a derived HOLOS scheduling system is supported are addressed : modeling and information integration, virtualization of the enterprise's production structure, and a negotiation-based multiagent distributed control. The HOLOS System Generator, an interactive system deriver based on the HOLOS methodology, is briefly explained, as well as the description of the prototype being developed at the UNINOVA FAS/FMS pilot system.
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KEYWORDS<BR>
Agile Scheduling, Multiagent System, Architecture Derivation, Negotiation, CIM-OSA, 
Integration, Legacy Systems.