@inproceedings{ac81df2dd3024e21807c96813d0d52ec,
title = "Rationales of holonic manufacturing systems in leather industry",
abstract = "This paper presents an insight into leather manufacturing processes, depicting peculiarities and challenges faced by leather industry. An analysis of this industry reveals the need for a new approach to optimize the productivity of leather processing operations, ensure consistent quality of leather, mitigate the adverse health effects in tannery workers exposed to chemicals and comply with environmental regulation. Holonic manufacturing systems (HMS) paradigm represent a bottom-up distributed approach that provides stability, adaptability, efficient use of resources and a plug and operate functionality to the manufacturing system. A vision of how HMS might operate in a tannery is illustrated presenting the rationales behind its application in this industry.",
keywords = "holonic manufacturing, leather industry, leather processing, multi-agent systems",
author = "Gu{\c t}ǎ, {Sergiu Adrian} and Ioan Dumitrache and Duncan McFarlane and Tariq Masood",
year = "2013",
month = aug,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-40090-2_18",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642400896",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "199--211",
booktitle = "Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems - 6th International Conference, HoloMAS 2013, Proceedings",
note = "6th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, HoloMAS 2013 ; Conference date: 26-08-2013 Through 28-08-2013",
}