Title :
Analysis of cooperation and competition in flexible supply chain network based on multi-agent simulation
Author :
Ding, Ping ; Ding, Husong ; He, Kun ; Zhang, Jin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Hefei Univ. of Technol., Hefei, China
Abstract :
In this research, a multi-agent simulation model with the application of contract net protocol is developed to analyze the cooperation and competition in flexible supply chain networks and investigate the flexibility´s impact on the performance of these networks. And it is verified that the complex supply chain network economy such as industrial district stems partly from the flexible small-and-medium-sized firm subcontracting networks.
Keywords :
multi-agent systems; small-to-medium enterprises; subcontracting; supply chains; multiagent simulation model; small-and-medium-sized firm subcontracting networks; supply chain network economy; Analytical models; Centralized control; Costs; Helium; Investments; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing systems; Performance analysis; Production; Supply chains; Flexible supply chain network; contract net protocol; cooperation and competition; multi-agent simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Computing and Intelligent Systems, 2009. ICIS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4754-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4738-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICICISYS.2009.5358250
