| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694915 | Annual Reviews in Control | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
When a logistics system is “self-organizing” it can function without significant intervention by managers, engineers, or software control. The social insects, such as ants or bees, provide models of self-organizing logistics systems that may be profitably emulated. We illustrate some of these ideas for the problem of balancing assembly lines.
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Authors
John J. Bartholdi III, Donald D. Eisenstein, Yun Fong Lim,