Title :
Virtual enterprise formation with agents - an approach to implementation
Author :
Petersen, Sobah Abbas ; Rao, Jinghai ; Matskin, Mihhail
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
The formation of a virtual enterprise and the selection of its partners is an important process in the lifecycle of a virtual enterprise. In this paper, we present the virtual enterprise formation process as an agent interaction protocol and an approach to its implementation. We have focused on the selection of partners within the formation process in order to understand these interactions and the contents of the messages that are exchanged between the agents. Based on this, we describe how the AGORA multi-agent architecture can be used to support the formation of a virtual enterprise.
Keywords :
multi-agent systems; protocols; virtual enterprises; AGORA multiagent architecture; agent interaction protocol; message exchange; software agents; virtual enterprise formation process; Collaborative work; Computer architecture; Consumer electronics; Context modeling; Humans; Information technology; Microelectronics; Protocols; Software agents; Virtual enterprises;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Agent Technology, 2003. IAT 2003. IEEE/WIC International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1931-8
DOI :
10.1109/IAT.2003.1241137
