Download or read book Agent Based Approach For Supply Chain Management written by Dr. M S Uppin and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Download or read book Web based Supply Chain Management Using Agent Based Approach written by Siti Mazura Che Doi and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agent based Supply Network Event Management written by Roland Zimmermann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-16 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Download or read book Information Based Manufacturing written by Michael J. Shaw and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-01-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of their mutually influencing interactions, information systems and modern manufacturing systems are intertwined. They have been so integrated that information systems have become an embedded and critical component of any effective manufacturing system. The impact of the increasing focus on information permeates throughout the manufacturing life cycle, from product conceptualization, design, process planning, all the way to production, order fulfilment, and customer services. For these reasons, it is critical that we study information-based manufacturing in its entirety, crossing the traditional functional boundaries and building as much synergy between Information Systems (IS), Information Technology (IT), and manufacturing as possible. This is the motivation for this book and, to this end, the purpose of this book is threefold: to establish an up-to-date interdisciplinary research framework for information-based manufacturing that builds on the research foundation from IS and IT and manufacturing research; to develop a forward-looking research agenda for information-based manufacturing for identifying future directions for research and applications; and to foster a joint academic and industrial research agenda in information systems and manufacturing by identifying the greatest synergy possible between academic research and industrial practices.

Download or read book Multiagent based Supply Chain Management written by Brahim Chaib-draa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-11 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Agent Based Modeling for Supply Chain Management written by Xiaozhou Zhu and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Agent Based Modelling of Socio Technical Systems written by Koen H. van Dam and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Agent based Approach to Supply Chain written by Aleix Vernet Gavarró and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Agent Based Simulation Approach to Assess Supply Chain Complexity and Its Impact on Performance written by Mayolo Alberto López Castellanos and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Download or read book Agent Based Semantic Web Service Composition written by Sandeep Kumar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agent-based Semantic Web Service Composition closely examines the various aspects of SWS composition, and explores the concept that a Multi-Agent system can serve as an SWS composition system in which its agents can interact with one another to satisfy a high-level goal. In addition to surveying various proposed multi-agent-based SWS composition models, the book also highlights the cognitive parameter-based semantic web service selection models that can be used in multi-agent-based SWS composition, and outlines a new negotiation agreement-based SWS composition that can outperform existing techniques. Agent-based Semantic Web Service Composition is intended for researchers and practitioners as a reference guide for optimizing SWS composition and implementing multi-agent systems. Instructors and other academics working in a related field will also find the book invaluable.

Download or read book Supply Chain Optimization Management and Integration Emerging Applications written by Wang, John and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our rapidly changing world has forced business practitioners, in corporation with academic researchers, to respond quickly and develop effective solution methodologies and techniques to handle new challenges in supply chain systems. Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications presents readers with a rich collection of ideas from researchers who are bridging the gap between the latest in information technology and supply chain management. This book includes theoretical, analytical, and empirical research, comprehensive reviews of relevant research, and case studies of effective applications in the field of SCM. The use of new technologies, methods, and techniques are emphasized by those who have worked with supply chain management across the world for those in the field of information systems.

Download or read book Digital Enterprise Challenges written by George L. Kovács and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains case studies, theoretical papers and project development reports on one of the greatest challenges facing the new digital enterprises: the life cycle approach to management and production. Main issues discussed in the book include CAD/CAM/CIM/CAE, intelligent manufacturing, and control and robotics applications.

Download or read book The Internet Encyclopedia Volume 2 G O written by Hossein Bidgoli and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 875 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet Encyclopedia in a 3-volume reference work on the internet as a business tool, IT platform, and communications and commerce medium.

Download or read book Simulation for Industry 4 0 written by Murat M. Gunal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book shows how simulation’s long history and close ties to industry since the third industrial revolution have led to its growing importance in Industry 4.0. The book emphasises the role of simulation in the new industrial revolution, and its application as a key aspect of making Industry 4.0 a reality – and thus achieving the complete digitisation of manufacturing and business. It presents various perspectives on simulation and demonstrates its applications, from augmented or virtual reality to process engineering, and from quantum computing to intelligent management. Simulation for Industry 4.0 is a guide and milestone for the simulation community, as well as those readers working to achieve the goals of Industry 4.0. The connections between simulation and Industry 4.0 drawn here will be of interest not only to beginners, but also to practitioners and researchers as a point of departure in the subject, and as a guide for new lines of study.

Download or read book Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing written by Lihui Wang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-07-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing presents a focused collection of quality chapters on state-of-the-art research efforts in the areas of enterprise networks and logistics, as well as their practical applications towards agile manufacturing. With the increasing decentralisation of manufacturing systems and outsourcing of processes, more robust and practical approaches and systems are needed to support agile manufacturing operations. Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing consists of two major sections: the first presents a broad-based review of the key areas of research in enterprise networks and logistics; the second focuses on an in-depth treatment of a particular methodology or system relevant to the book title. Examples include: • sustainable green supply chain; • value creation and supplier selection; • extended enterprise network management; • reverse logistics; and • innovative supply chain systems. The authors take into account the need to pose intellectual challenges while retaining a balanced approach in terms of scope versus depth and theory versus applications. Enterprise Networks and Logistics for Agile Manufacturing can be beneficial to academic researchers, practicing engineers and managers, and graduate students with an interest in any manufacturing sectors. It can enable them to better understand the present state and future trends of research in this important area, in order to position themselves strategically for future challenges as we enter the era of agile and distributed manufacturing.

Download or read book Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems written by Kittichai Lavangnananda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This PALO volume constitutes the Proceedings of the 19th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems (IES 2015), held in Bangkok, Thailand, November 22-25, 2015. The IES series of conference is an annual event that was initiated back in 1997 in Canberra, Australia. IES aims to bring together researchers from countries of the Asian Pacific Rim, in the fields of intelligent systems and evolutionary computation, to exchange ideas, present recent results and discuss possible collaborations. Researchers beyond Asian Pacific Rim countries are also welcome and encouraged to participate. The theme for IES 2015 is “Transforming Big Data into Knowledge and Technological Breakthroughs”. The host organization for IES 2015 is the School of Information Technology (SIT), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), and it is technically sponsored by the International Neural Network Society (INNS). IES 2015 is collocated with three other conferences; namely, The 6th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics 2015 (CSBio 2015), The 7th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology 2015 (IAIT 2015) and The 10th International Conference on e-Business 2015 (iNCEB 2015), as a major part of series of events to celebrate the SIT 20th anniversary and the KMUTT 55th anniversary.

Download or read book Agent based Modeling and Simulation written by S. Taylor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operational Research (OR) deals with the use of advanced analytical methods to support better decision-making. It is multidisciplinary with strong links to management science, decision science, computer science and many application areas such as engineering, manufacturing, commerce and healthcare. In the study of emergent behaviour in complex adaptive systems, Agent-based Modelling & Simulation (ABMS) is being used in many different domains such as healthcare, energy, evacuation, commerce, manufacturing and defense. This collection of articles presents a convenient introduction to ABMS with papers ranging from contemporary views to representative case studies. The OR Essentials series presents a unique cross-section of high quality research work fundamental to understanding contemporary issues and research across a range of Operational Research (OR) topics. It brings together some of the best research papers from the esteemed Operational Research Society and its associated journals, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.