Integrated Multi-Agent-Based System for Agile Supply Chain Management

Author

Yang, Chang ; Feng, Yu-qiang

Author_Institution

Sch. of Manage., Harbin Inst. of Technol.

fYear

2006

fDate

13-16 Aug. 2006

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

27

Abstract

Nowadays agile supply chain management has got much attention and become a new competitive methodology. One of its most important characteristics is the ability to reconfigure dynamically and quickly according to demand changes in the market. In this paper, concepts and characteristics of agile supply chain are discussed and then an integrated system for agile supply chain management is presented based on multi-agent theory, in which the supply chain is managed by a set of intelligent agents for one or more activities. Agent functionalities and responsibilities are defined respectively. It is necessary that it has potential for practical application

Keywords

agile manufacturing; multi-agent systems; software agents; supply chain management; agile supply chain management; competitive methodology; integrated multiagent-based system; intelligent agent functionalities; multiagent theory; Companies; Cybernetics; Globalization; Humans; Intelligent agent; Machine learning; Multiagent systems; Production facilities; Raw materials; Software packages; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Technology management; Multi-agent system; agility; coordination; supply chain;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 2006 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dalian, China

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0061-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMLC.2006.258810

Filename

4028027