Agent-Based Decision-Information System Supporting Effective Resource Management of Companies

The aim of the work is to propose a universal multi-agent environment for resource management in the enterprise. The system being developed is to be useful for employees of various divisions of the company: device operators, engineering staff optimizing the production process and senior management. The paper describes the architecture of the solution, which has a layered structure. The environment uses advanced techniques of artificial intelligence, including machine learning and negotiation algorithms. In the evaluation part, an implementation of a pilot version of the foundry management system is presented and a study of selected test scenarios is carried out.

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