Web Based Supply Chain Management Using Agent Based Approach
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Web Based Supply Chain Management Using Agent Based Approach
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Author : Siti Mazura Che Doi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Web Based Supply Chain Management Using Agent Based Approach written by Siti Mazura Che Doi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Chain stores categories.
Agent Based Approach For Supply Chain Management
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Author : Dr. M S Uppin
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2018-05-25
Agent Based Approach For Supply Chain Management written by Dr. M S Uppin and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-25 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The book is concerned with the application of basic concepts of Agent-based technology for the flow of information between various components of the supply chain formed for a manufacturing organization with following objectives: • Identifying issues related to sharing information as the most critical factor in supply chain activities • Addressing problems associated with sharing information both within and between different organizations • Sharing effective information by formulating an agent-based framework for supply chain management activities • To enhance the effectiveness of Supply chain management activities
Agent Based Supply Network Event Management
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Author : Roland Zimmermann
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-03-16
Agent Based Supply Network Event Management written by Roland Zimmermann and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-16 with Computers categories.
"Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM)" is one of the major topics in application-oriented Supply Chain Management. However, many solutions lack conceptual precision and currently available client-server SCEM-systems are ill-suited for complex supply networks in today's business environment. Agent-based proactive information logistics promises to overcome existing deficits by providing event-related information to all participants in the distributed environment. Hence, follow-up costs of disruptive events are significantly reduced for all network participants and performance of a supply network is increased. In this book a thorough analysis of the event management problem domain is the starting point to develop a generic agent-based approach to Supply Network Event Management. The main focus lies on practical issues of event management (e.g., semantic interoperability) and economic benefits to be achieved with agent technology in this state-of-the-art problem domain.
Multiagent Based Supply Chain Management
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Author : Brahim Chaib-draa
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-10-11
Multiagent Based Supply Chain Management written by Brahim Chaib-draa and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book takes a close look at recent progress in the field of supply chain management using agent technology and more specifically multiagent systems. Sixteen chapters are organized in four main parts: Introductory Papers; Multiagent Based Supply Chain Modeling; Collaboration and Coordination Between Agents in a Supply Chain; and Multiagent Based Supply Chain Management: Applications. The result is a comprehensive review of existing literature, and ideas for future research.
Agent Based Approaches In Economics And Social Complex Systems Ix
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Author : Utomo Sarjono Putro
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-05-02
Agent Based Approaches In Economics And Social Complex Systems Ix written by Utomo Sarjono Putro and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-02 with Business & Economics categories.
This book includes many cases that provide new perspectives in developing agent-based modeling and simulation. The real problems are complex, and sophisticated methodology is needed to handle them. Agent-based modeling and simulation is one methodology that provides a bottom-up experimental approach applicable to social sciences such as economics, management, sociology, and politics as well as some engineering fields dealing with social activities. However, to improve the applicability of agent-based modeling and simulation methods, a new perspective is needed. In this book, that new perspective is developed and utilized to deal with many cases of real-world problems such as the supply chain, land use and land cover, transportation, health, services, economics, and social problems. The cases are selected from papers presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems held in Bali, Indonesia, in 2015. At the workshop, 29 reviewed full papers were presented, and of those, 16 were selected to be included in this volume.
Agent Based Modeling For Supply Chain Management
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Author : Xiaozhou Zhu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Agent Based Modeling For Supply Chain Management written by Xiaozhou Zhu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business logistics categories.
An extensive review of the current literature on supply chain management research shows that, traditionally, a supply chain is typically viewed as a hierarchical structure in which the information and materials flow in a vertical point-to-point fashion and each individual at a level is independent and does not interact with others horizontally. The methodologies often found are mathematical deduction or induction with, sometimes, numerical simulation or empirical data analysis to support the theories. These traditional approaches are very powerful and efficient in solving many problems. However, they are inadequate in the areas that the agent based modeling is capable of. These areas include capturing emergent phenomena; providing a natural description of a supply chain system; and being flexible (scalable and adaptive). This dissertation investigates the supply chain system in a way different from the traditional approaches. Our view of a supply chain is a hierarchical structure with horizontal layers, in which exist interactions between the members (retailers, in our case, who exchange information and stocks). We no longer treat the system as point-to-point, but point-to-layer relationships. We use the agent based modeling to represent in a more natural way the individual interactive entities in the supply chain system and investigate the emergence due to the interactions between these entities. In this dissertation we have demonstrated that interactions between retailers have plausible consequences on the supply chain performance. In particular, we look at the total average costs at the supplier side and find significant improvement in cost reduction as the interactions among the retailers increase. Through the external validation, we confirm that the new agent based modeling method produces the exact results as those from the previous research with traditional approaches. We use agents to represent the firms in the supply chain and program the behaviors for each agent by applying the existing mathematically proved functions. We also use the agents to demonstrate the bullwhip effect. We have shown that without information sharing, the supplier needs to periodically update the mean and variance of demand based on observed demand data through orders received from retailers, then the variance of the orders placed by the supplier will be greater than that by the retailer and in turn the demand. More importantly, providing sufficient information of the underlying demand to the supplier can significantly reduce this increase in variability.
Agent Based Approach To Supply Chain
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Author : Aleix Vernet Gavarró
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Agent Based Approach To Supply Chain written by Aleix Vernet Gavarró and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
The production industry has to control the material flow from suppliers to customers; the supply chain is the name for the network that performs these activities, and the enterprises have to consider it as a key issue that must be continuously improved. This master's thesis studies how the disturbances in a factory affect the supply chain. To do this, first a supply chain model is built using an agent-based modelling software, and a set of experiments has been designed and executed to validate its general behaviour. Later, disturbances in factory have been modelled, and a new set of experiments has been developed to study how the system behaves under these different disturbances. The disturbances in the factory have impact on the whole supply chain and the results are dependent on the forecasting system used by the agents. Two different types of forecast have been used: Agent-based and centralized forecast. Because of bullwhip effect, the use of the agent-based forecast leads to a higher total cost, and higher stock levels. After the disturbances, the factory needs a noticeable longer time to recover than the other agents in the supply chain.
An Agent Based Negotiation Framework For Supply Chain Management
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Author : Chun-Wai David Leung
language : en
Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
Release Date : 2017-01-26
An Agent Based Negotiation Framework For Supply Chain Management written by Chun-Wai David Leung and has been published by Open Dissertation Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with categories.
This dissertation, "An Agent-based Negotiation Framework for Supply Chain Management" by Chun-wai, David, Leung, 梁俊偉, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled "An Agent-Based Negotiation Framework for Supply Chain Management" Submitted by David, Chun-Wai LEUNG for the degree of Master of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong in August 2003 In supply chain management, negotiations usually take place between two or more enterprises: a manufacturer may have to negotiate material prices and terms with several upstream suppliers; a wholesaler may have to negotiate with different manufacturers to reserve their manufacturing capabilities; or a retailer may have to negotiate with individual logistics channels for better transportation and value-added services. Traditionally, these negotiation processes have been handled manually, which can sometimes result in inefficiency and human error. This thesis studies the buyer-seller negotiations which take place in a supply chain. The negotiating issue, which is based on a real case study, is orientated from a supplier selection problem between a manufacturer and multiple suppliers. The main reason for choosing this problem is because, in general, purchased costs account for 50% - 90% of total production costs. Although most enterprises have now implemented a Management Information System (MIS) such as an Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system, these systems seldom cater for advanced supply chain features such as automated negotiation between enterprises. Advances in information technology now make it possible to design some novel approaches which can enhance the ability of thesis systems to deal with supply chain management. This study presents an agent-based negotiation framework which contains a negotiation protocol, two types of agents (buyer agent and supplier agents), and their corresponding negotiation strategies. The negotiation protocol, which extends from the Contract Net Protocol, divides the negotiation process into a series of steps. The buyer agent and supplier agents, representing the buyer and sellers in the supply chain, bargain in an order-bidding process. Their negotiation strategies ensure that the agents bargain in their own interest, and guide them to reach a final agreement. Bid selection is based on the three most important factors for supplier selection - price, quality and delivery. Based on a practical case, the framework was implemented in the Internet environment via the TCP/IP. Simulation results indicate that the proposed framework can improve manufacturer-supplier negotiations in several respects: (1) negotiation time required for seeking an outbid; (2) outbidding successful rate; and (3) reduction in aggregate cost. More generally, the novel agent-based approach can improve enterprise-to-enterprise negotiations in supply chain management. It can also be used alongside the traditional information systems and enhance their supply chain capability. DOI: 10.5353/th_b2665112 Subjects: Physical distribution of goods - Management Negotiation in business - Automation Industrial procurement - Automation Purchasing - Automation
Agent Based Simulation Approach To Assess Supply Chain Complexity And Its Impact On Performance
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Author : Mayolo Alberto López Castellanos
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2012
Agent Based Simulation Approach To Assess Supply Chain Complexity And Its Impact On Performance written by Mayolo Alberto López Castellanos and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.
In today's global business environment, the intense competition, the changing and uncertain conditions, and the increasing customer's requirements are challenges for the companies' operational efficiency and profitability. In this context, companies highlight the importance of supply chain design and its holistic understanding in order to achieve and sustain competitive strengths. This book analyses supply chains as complex systems, whose performance is characterized by their structural configuration and emergent behaviour. The author analyses the supply chain structure and behaviour within the scope of complexity science. He focuses on supply chain complexity by means of a literature review and an empirical research, which give insights into the impact of complexity on supply chain performance. Moreover, within this book the supply chain is modelled as a complex system by considering the non-linear relationships of its geo-positioned elements. Finally, an agent based model is developed for the generic supply chain simulation, which allows assessing the impact of complexity on supply chain performance and characterizing the behaviour of supply chain designs. The materials presented in this book contribute to the understanding and management of supply chain complexity. This work complements existing complexity frameworks with a holistic analysis of complexity's impact on the performance of supply chain participants and their network. The findings of this work are relevant for researchers interested in characterizing supply chain phenomena by enabling them to model supply chain structures and to simulate their emergent behaviour. Practitioners can benefit from the provided model and simulation platform by allowing them to dynamically assess the performance of their supply chain designs and strategy definitions. By these means, they improve their decision-making and business profitability. In all, this book contributes towards the development of artificial intellig
Agent Based Modelling Of Socio Technical Systems
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Author : Koen H. van Dam
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-10-08
Agent Based Modelling Of Socio Technical Systems written by Koen H. van Dam and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-08 with Computers categories.
Decision makers in large scale interconnected network systems require simulation models for decision support. The behaviour of these systems is determined by many actors, situated in a dynamic, multi-actor, multi-objective and multi-level environment. How can such systems be modelled and how can the socio-technical complexity be captured? Agent-based modelling is a proven approach to handle this challenge. This book provides a practical introduction to agent-based modelling of socio-technical systems, based on a methodology that has been developed at TU Delft and which has been deployed in a large number of case studies. The book consists of two parts: the first presents the background, theory and methodology as well as practical guidelines and procedures for building models. In the second part this theory is applied to a number of case studies, where for each model the development steps are presented extensively, preparing the reader for creating own models.