A blackboard-based multi-agent distributed QFD system
Zhao Yu; Li Xiu; Lei Lin; Liu Wenhuang; Ren Shouju
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Volume 6, Issue , 10-13 Oct. 2004 Page(s): 5125 - 5129 vol.6
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/ICSMC.2004.1401007
Summary: A type of quality function development (QFD) is an important methodology for concurrent engineering. QFD contacts the customer requirements and production process. In distributed environment, customer requirements, multiple team members and process are geographically, culturally, and functionally diverse. It requires cooperation and conflict resolution among design, production and sales process. In this paper, we introduce a blackboard-based multi-agent distributed QFD framework. In this framework, QFD core module, manufacture module, distributed TM module and market module are presented. Agents are used to emulate the entities i.e. various module and their internal departments. The framework facilitates the development of the product design and the production process.

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