A framework for virtual enterprise control with the holonic manufacturing paradigm
Computers in IndustryPublished 1 December 2002
Biqing Huang, Hongmei Gou, Wenhuang Liu, Yu Li, Min Xie
Citations60
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Virtual enterprise control considered in this paper can provide flexibility and adaptability of heterarchical control, reacting to changes and disturbances agilely, and preserves stability of hierarchical control.
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10.1016/S0166-3615(02)00098-2
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