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Conflict resolution strategies in expert scheduling systems: a survey and case study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2009

Jay Liebowitz,
Patricia Lightfoot and
Carolyn Dent
Jay Liebowitz
Affiliation:
Department of Management Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Patricia Lightfoot
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 514, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Carolyn Dent
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 514, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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Abstract

In the coming years, scheduling will be an increasingly important activity in the manufacturing and aerospace industries, especially at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Expert systems have successfully been used to aid in the scheduling function. This paper surveys some of the conflict resolution approaches used in building expert scheduling systems, and then examines the feasibility of using an expert systems approach for scheduling activities and resolving conflicts for experimenters to use NASA Goddard-supported satellites. Recommendations for further reading in expert scheduling systems are given.

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The Knowledge Engineering Review , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 1991, pp. 335 - 347
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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Expert Scheduling Systems

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