Title :
An agent-based supply-chain management
Author :
Panti, M. ; Pagliarecci, F. ; Spalazzi, L.
Author_Institution :
DIIGA, Polytech. Univ. of Marche, Ancona
Abstract :
This paper proposes and describes a prototype of an agent-based infrastructure to support the supply chain management of a virtual enterprise. A virtual enterprise is composed of autonomous, distributed, and continuously evolving entities, therefore we have naturally modelled each business entity with an agent platform. Each agent can play several roles according to the task to fulfil. To this end, we apply such an approach to a virtual storehouse scenario
Keywords :
groupware; multi-agent systems; supply chain management; virtual enterprises; warehouse automation; agent-based supply-chain management; collaborative applications; multiagent systems; virtual enterprise; virtual storehouse scenario; Collaboration; Costs; Information technology; Intelligent agent; Internetworking; Manufacturing; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Virtual enterprises; Virtual prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Collaborative Technologies and Systems, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
St Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2387-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISCST.2005.1553311
