Abbreviations used:

AI Artificial intelligence
MAS Multi agent system
ACL Agent communication language
AGV Automatic guided vehicles
HLA High level agents
LLA Low level agents
CAPP Computer aided process planning
CAD Computer aided design
CAM Computer aided manufacturing
HTP High technology products
R&D Research and development
OECD Organization for economic cooperation and development
FAHP Fuzzy analytic hierarchical process
PDM Product data management
ISS Information support system
PPA Process planning agent
SA Scheduling agent
VM Virtual manufacturing
DBA Database agent
MCS Manufacturing control system
NBA Networking between agents
DST Decision support tool
MA Machine agent
CNC Computer numerical control
MM Multimedia
AMA Assembly machine agent
QCA Quality control agent
FDP Fault detection, diagnostics and prognostics
MNA Monitor agent
DA Diagnosis agent
PA Prognosis agent
IMDP Integration of monitoring, diagnosis and prognosis
MMS Maintenance in manufacturing system
MS Maintenance scheduler
EM E- Maintenance
MDT Machine downtime
IE Inventory expense
OF Organizational factors
JIT Just in time
OI Organizational inputs
OO Organizational output
CDR Change in demand rate
TFN Triangular fuzzy number
CF Characteristic function
EI Equally important
WMI Weakly more important
SMI Strongly more important
VSMI Very strongly more important
AMI Absolutely more important
SNE Fuzzy synthetic extent
SD Strategic decisions
TD Tactical decisions
OD Operational decisions

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