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Effective Interaction in Asynchronous Multi-Agent Environments for Supply Scheduling in Real-Time

Authors:
Alexander Tsarev
Petr Skobelev
Dmitry Ochkov

Keywords: real-time; scheduling; software agent; multi-agent; supply chain; supply network; supply demand; interaction protocol; agent negotiation; asynchronous interaction; processing speed; parallel processing; schedule quality

Abstract:
This paper focuses on analysis of effective interaction techniques of agents in multi-agent systems used for real-time scheduling. The paper describes two approaches to the organization of the interaction of asynchronously working software agents. The supply network scheduling case is considered to show the difference in how the interaction goes on. The comparison shows how well each approach allows parallel processing, and subsequently, how fast the scheduling can be done on multi-core hardware. The pros and cons of the approaches are described, as well as ways to achieve better quality. Finally, the results of processing of real data using the approaches are given. The results show a higher effectiveness of one of the approaches in real-time supply scheduling.

Pages: 120 to 125

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: May 24, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3913

ISBN: 978-1-61208-405-3

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from May 24, 2015 to May 29, 2015