Abstract
This paper deals with a real-time scheduling method of the Holonic Manufacturing Systems (HMSs). A real-time scheduling process based on the utility values have been proposed and applied to the HMSs in the previous report. The holons in the HMSs are divided into two classes based on their roles in the manufacturing processes. They are, automatic machine tool holons which transform the jobs, and job holons which are transformed by the automatic machine tool from the blank materials to the final products. AGV holons and labor holons in the HMSs are newly considered in this report AGV holons transport the jobs ; labor holons transport the jobs and also transform the jobs.
