Modeling of distribution system in a supply chain based on multi-agents

Author

Qing, Zhou ; Renchu, Gan

Author_Institution

Sch. of Manage. & Econ., Beijing Inst. of Technol., China

Volume

6

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

94

Abstract

A supply chain is a complex system, which involves the coordination of various entities such as suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers, retailers and customers. It is important that supply chain must operate in a coordinated manner in order to optimize the performance. In this paper we apply the complex adaptive system pattern and build a supply chain model based on multi-agents in order to identify their coordination mechanism and emergent properties. The proposed method may support effectively the reengineering of business process, and the coordination of cooperation processes for constrained conditions of resource, time and so on.

Keywords

adaptive systems; distributed control; manufacturing data processing; multi-agent systems; production control; stock control data processing; complex adaptive system; coordination; distribution system modeling; multiple agent system; production control; raw-material supplier; supply chain; Adaptive systems; Business process re-engineering; Environmental economics; Gallium nitride; Mechanical factors; Modeling; Multiagent systems; Production facilities; Supply chain management; Supply chains;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Info-tech and Info-net, 2001. Proceedings. ICII 2001 - Beijing. 2001 International Conferences on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7010-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICII.2001.983011

Filename

983011