Agent-based framework for simulation in manufacturing control

This paper proposed an agent simulation framework for the design of manufacturing control systems in order to deal with new production requirements : reactivity, flexibility and decentralisation. The paper focuses on the social multiagent model which is the core of the system and provides a brief overview of the framework. According to this model, a control system looks like an emergent Organisation of autonomous agents representing products, resources and operators. The paper presents a case Study to test self-organisation ability of this model face to internal disturbances in a context of just in time demand.