Software testing, as a major verification and validation activity which revolves around quality
tests, is a knowledge-intensive activity. Hence, it is reasonable to expect that it can be …

Agile methodologies represent a'people'centered approach to delivering software. This
paper investigates the social processes that contribute to their success. Qualitative …

This paper presents a decentralized approach for the local reconfiguration of control
software, which is based on a multiagent system with ontology-driven reasoning. We apply …

The application of intelligent agent technologies is considered a promising approach to
improve system performance in complex and changeable environments. Especially, in the …

Manufacturing systems engineering projects depend on contributions from several
engineering disciplines. These contributions consist of complex artifacts like mechanical …

Effective methods of workflow scheduling can improve the performance of workflow systems.
Based on the study of existing scheduling methods, a method of workflow scheduling, called …

The engineering of complex production automation systems involves experts from several
backgrounds, such as mechanical, electrical, and software engineering. The production …

We consider the two-machine flow-shop serial-batching scheduling problem where the
machines have a limited capacity in terms of the number of jobs. Two criteria are considered …

Stakeholders from several domains with local termi-nologies have to work together to
develop and operate softwareintensive systems, like production automation systems …

Increased complexity of current manufacturing systems together with dynamic conditions
and permanent demands for flexible and robust functionality makes their management and …