Title :
Simulation of workflow scheduling strategies using the MAST test management system
Author :
Merdan, Munir ; Moser, Thomas ; Wahyudin, Dindin ; Biffl, Stefan ; Vrba, Pavel
Author_Institution :
Autom. & Control Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna
Abstract :
Workflow simulation is an effective approach to investigate dynamic workflow scheduling and evaluate system performance. In this paper we report on a test management system for the evaluation of a range of workflow scheduling strategies based on multi-agent negotiation, where each resource agent performs local scheduling using dispatching rules. The newly developed test management system runs test cases on the manufacturing agent simulation Tool (MAST), which provides comprehensive support for performance measurement and data analysis reporting.
Keywords :
data analysis; dispatching; manufacturing systems; multi-agent systems; scheduling; workflow management software; MAST test management system; data analysis; dispatching rules; manufacturing agent simulation tool; multiagent negotiation; system performance; workflow scheduling; Analytical models; Dispatching; Dynamic scheduling; Job shop scheduling; Measurement; Performance evaluation; Resource management; System performance; System testing; Virtual manufacturing; MAST; automated simulation; scheduling strategies;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2008. ICARCV 2008. 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hanoi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2286-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2287-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICARCV.2008.4795687
