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This paper introduces a new coordination scheme for multi-agent systems. This is obtained by combining the contract net protocol with a direct negotiation between managers. The results regarding the resource allocation in a distributed system are favourable, as proved by the state space analysis obtained with a Petri net model. The envisaged application is for holonic manufacturing execution systems.
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Panescu, D., Pascal, C. (2014). An Extended Contract Net Protocol with Direct Negotiation of Managers. In: Borangiu, T., Trentesaux, D., Thomas, A. (eds) Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing and Robotics. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 544. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04735-5_6
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