Conjunctive Goals are Problematic
A Famous Example: The Sussmann Anomaly from the 70's
The two goals of
(On B C)
and
(On A B)
cannot be pursued independently with the
simplest plans
.
If there is even one web service composition problem that requires full planning, such simple regression algorithms are not sufficient.
The
Supply Chain Problem
may be the first example of a web service composition problem with conjunctive goals published in the literature.
"Planning Process Instances with Web Services"
,
Proc. ICEIS
, 31:41, Springer, May 2009. dx.doi.org/10.5220/0002171400310041
©2012
Charles Petrie
- permission to reproduce widely with attribution.