Resource management simulation using multi-agent approach and semantic constraints

Abstract

The resource management in a dynamic environment is a really complex problem. If semantic constraints are taken into account the complexity increases significantly. The problem definition of resource management using semantic constraints in the subject domain is demonstrated by means of an example of manufacturing scheduling. The application of multiagent approach is suggested and examined to solve the resource management problem. Experiments simulate two types of calculations of the resource allocation problem in manufacturing scheduling: the multi-agent approach and the sequential calculations. The experiments have demonstrated the effectiveness of multi-agent approach to solve the above defined problem.