Title :
Multi-agent based virtual enterprise supply chain network for order management
Author :
Choy, King Lun ; Lee, Wing Bun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manuf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Hung Hom, China
Abstract :
A virtual enterprise (VE) is a network or loose coalition of a variety of value adding services in a supply chain, that unite for a specific period of time for a specific business objective, and disband when the goal is achieved. In this paper, a VE is modeled in which a multi-agent system consisting of four agents, namely interface agent, task agent, information agent, and security agent, together with a case-based reasoning decision support tool, are discussed. To illustrate the usability of the proposed VE architecture, a total order management system (TOMS) developed for a small and medium sized enterprise (SME) is explained
Keywords :
business data processing; case-based reasoning; management; multi-agent systems; business objective; case-based reasoning decision support tool; information agent; interface agent; multi-agent based virtual enterprise supply chain network; order management; security agent; small and medium size enterprise; task agent; total order management system; value adding services; Business; Costs; Engineering management; Information security; Internet; Multiagent systems; Protocols; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Virtual enterprises;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952379
