A Web Interface for Accessing Scheduling Methods in a Distributed Knowledge Base

Abstract

With the increase of the Internet and virtual communities, interfaces for webIn today's knowledge-based economy, the competitiveness of enterprises and the quality of work life are directly tied to the ability of effective creation and share of knowledge both, within and across organizations.Manufacturing scheduling is a complex task that involves a wide range of knowledge. Slight differences in the manufacturing environment originate distinct problems, which even though being closely related, require different solving methods.The effective and efficient resolution of those problems begins with the identification of suitable scheduling methods for solving them. When there are alternative methods to solve a problem we can obtain alternative solutions, which