Multi-Agent System Supply Chain Management in Steel Pipe Manufacturing
The proposed work focus large -scale scheduling in the steel pipe
industry on the significance and benefits of operating supply chains
as an integral part of the modern manufacturing enterprises and
also the importance of information sharing as the major
requirement for the effective functioning of supply chains. A
multi-agent architecture for integrated dynamic scheduling of the
steel pipe industry is proposed . The scheduling systems of these
processes have different objectives and constraints, and operate in
an environment where there is a substantial quantity of real-time
information concerning production failures, supplier information ,
order processing and customer requests. Each process is assigned
to an agent who independently, seeks an optimal dynamic schedule
at a local level taking into account local objectives, real-time
information and information received from other agents. Each
agent can react to real-time events in order to fix any problems that
occur.
Keywords: Supply chain, Agent Technology, Multi Agent System
and Information sharing
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