Title :
Supply chain cluster cost synergy management using a multi-agent intelligent system
Author :
Fu, Yuanlue ; Fu, Jianxi
Author_Institution :
Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
Abstract :
The cost synergy management of supply chain cluster is one new topic which integrates three fields: cost management, firm network theory, IT application, and develops one of the most important tools about how to apply multi-agent intelligent to the improvement of the competence in creating wealth for firm shareholders and market competitive capacity. This study has two objectives: one is to develop the member multi-agent and network coordinating agent; the other one is to construct the framework model of cost synergy management in firm network based on the application of multi-agent. More specifically, this paper develops the synergic management of the product design, and synergic utilization and management of intellectual assets), in order to improve the competitive capacity and to solve some current problems in the cost management of supply chain cluster.
Keywords :
costing; multi-agent systems; supply chain management; IT application; cost management; firm network theory; firm shareholders; intellectual assets management; market competitive capacity; multiagent intelligent system; product design; supply chain cluster cost synergy management; synergic utilization; Asset management; Collaboration; Competitive intelligence; Costs; Educational institutions; Intelligent networks; Intelligent systems; Multiagent systems; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Cost synergy management; Multi-agent; Network organization; Supply chain cluster;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management, 2009. ICSSSM '09. 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xiamen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3661-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3662-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2009.5174981
