Title :
Agent-based modeling to support operations management in a multi-plant enterprise
Author :
Behdani, B. ; Lukszo, Z. ; Adhitya, A. ; Srinivasan, Rajagopalan
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Technol., Policy & Manage., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delf
Abstract :
A global industrial enterprise is a complex network of different distributed production plants producing, handling, and distributing specific products. Agent-based modeling is a proven approach for modeling complex networks of intelligent and distributed actors. In this paper we will demonstrate how an agent-based model can be used to evaluate the dynamic behavior of a global enterprise, considering both the system-level performance as well as the components´ behavior. Such quantitative model can be very useful for predicting the effects of local and operational activities on plant performance and improving the tactical and strategic decision-making at the enterprise level.
Keywords :
decision making; industrial plants; multi-agent systems; production engineering computing; production management; agent-based modeling; component behavior; distributed actors; distributed production plants; dynamic behavior; enterprise level decision-making; industrial enterprise; intelligent actors; multiplant enterprise; operational activities; operations management; plant performance; strategic decision-making; tactical decision-making; Companies; Complex networks; Conference management; Costs; Decision making; Enterprise resource planning; Inventory management; Optimal control; Production; Quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Networking, Sensing and Control, 2009. ICNSC '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Okayama
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3491-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3492-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSC.2009.4919295
