Multiagent based Supply Chain Management

Download or read book Multiagent based Supply Chain Management written by Brahim Chaib-draa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-11 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a close look at recent progress in the field of supply chain management using agent technology and more specifically multiagent systems. Sixteen chapters are organized in four main parts: Introductory Papers; Multiagent Based Supply Chain Modeling; Collaboration and Coordination Between Agents in a Supply Chain; and Multiagent Based Supply Chain Management: Applications. The result is a comprehensive review of existing literature, and ideas for future research.