A PROTOTYPE RULE-BASED SYSTEM TO SCHEDULE PRODUCTION FOR A JOB-SHOP

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TUNALI S., ORHUN E.

MICROPROCESSING AND MICROPROGRAMMING, vol.31, pp.19-24, 1991 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 31
• Publication Date: 1991
• Doi Number: 10.1016/s0165-6074(08)80037-3
• Journal Name: MICROPROCESSING AND MICROPROGRAMMING
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.19-24
• Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This paper presents an application of artificial intelligence programming methods to the problem of scheduling in a prototype job-shop. A rule-based approach has been adopted to develop a three-level hierarchical decision structure within the system. The rules representing various objects and behavioral relations among these objects were coded in PROLOG. The system can be used in two ways: 1) to predict shop behavior through handling resource allocation, sequencing and scheduling decisions, 2) to enable to modify the current schedule based on up-to-date information such as unexpected machine breakdown.