Research on Agent-based Partner Searching Method for Cooperative Manufacturing

Research on partner searching for cooperative manufacturing is usually based on the assured search scope and the detailed information on the potential enterprises. After analyzing the characteristic of the enterprise, this paper propose a method which is based on agent technology in an open manufacturing environment in which all the information that needed has to be gotten by the initiator itself when used, with this framework it's easy to get the selection scope of partnership. At the same time this paper introduces technology of agent splitting and melting into the process of candidate enterprise evaluation. This will get the process proceed smoothly and decrease the load of manufacturing network.