DocumentCode :
2374274
Title :
Multi-agent based cloud utilization for IT OA assets dispatching process in SCM´s view: An empirical study
Author :
Chao, Peichi ; Sun, Hung-Min
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Inf. Syst. & Applic., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fYear :
2012
fDate :
23-25 May 2012
Firstpage :
80
Lastpage :
87
Abstract :
The IT OA -office-aid- assets (ex. PC, Telephone ... etc.) are required tools for most office workers in an enterprise. The process from ordering to dispatching the composite OA assets for new employees itself is a supply chain within a company. This study aims to save man power, increase process efficiency and resolve the supply chain issues beneath the operation by reengineering the process and integrate the multi-sites, multi-roles/tasks into a multi-agent-based collaborative cloud application service. At last, empirical data supports that process time is gained and thus earlier issuing the IT OA composites is also achieved. The other attributes of this study include: (1) agent-based collaborative platform converts batch processing of centralized management into parallel information processing; (2) the simplified interface allows users to get the picture of the entire flow at a snap shot. Meanwhile, cloud-based utilization can be adopted by the company subsidiaries with the similar processes.
Keywords :
cloud computing; dispatching; groupware; multi-agent systems; office products; parallel processing; supply chain management; IT OA asset dispatching process; IT OA-office-aid-assets; SCM; batch processing; centralized management; company subsidiaries; composite OA asset dispatching; composite OA asset ordering; multiagent based cloud utilization; multiagent-based collaborative cloud application service; office workers; parallel information processing; process reengineering; supply chain issues; BPR; ERP; IT assets; SCM; SaaS; cloud computing; multi-agent system (MAS);
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), 2012 IEEE 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1211-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2012.6221801
Filename :
6221801
Link To Document :
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