Title :
Agent based decision support system for optimizing logistical processes in agricultural production
Author :
Quindt, Julian ; Reetz, Eike ; Kukuck, Vanessa ; Tönjes, Ralf ; Westerkamp, Clemens
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput. Eng., Univ. of Appl. Sci. Osnabruck, Osnabruck, Germany
Abstract :
The KOMOBAR project utilizes a software agent based approach to create a decision support system for the purpose of optimizing logistic processes in the agricultural domain. This domain requires a flexible approach, which has the ability to work decentralized. The paper explains an architecture for software agent based decentralised decision support structures and discusses the problems of mobile networks in rural areas. It points out possible solutions for a transparent multi-hop routing mechanism including store-carry-forward solutions. Furthermore, the paper outlines the usage of web-based technology to facilitate platform independent system components and a broad variety of client-side devices.
Keywords :
Internet; agricultural engineering; decision support systems; logistics; multi-agent systems; optimisation; software agents; software architecture; telecommunication network routing; vehicular ad hoc networks; KOMOBAR project; Web-based technology; agent based decision support system; agricultural production; client-side devices; decentralised decision support structures; logistical process optimization; software agent based approach; software architecture; store-carry-forward solutions; transparent multihop routing mechanism; Dispatching; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Routing; Servers; Smart phones; Vehicles; Decision-Support; Distributed; MAS; Multi Agent Systems; Software Agents; Web-Based; routing in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2011 9th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Caparica, Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0435-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0433-8
DOI :
10.1109/INDIN.2011.6034831