A multi-agent supply network control framework

This paper presents a bottom-up solution for the supply network coordination problem. This manuscript treats the coordination as an ongoing task and takes disturbances and exceptions as business as usual. A manufacturing control and coordination mechanism based on PROSA and ants [Hadeli et al. (2003...

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Published inControl engineering practice Vol. 15; no. 11; pp. 1394 - 1402
Main Authors Saint Germain, Bart, Valckenaers, Paul, Verstraete, Paul, Hadeli, Van Brussel, Hendrik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2007
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Ant coordination
Multi-agent
Reputation
Supply networks
Trust
Multi-agent
Ant coordination
Supply networks
Reputation
Trust
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Summary:This paper presents a bottom-up solution for the supply network coordination problem. This manuscript treats the coordination as an ongoing task and takes disturbances and exceptions as business as usual. A manufacturing control and coordination mechanism based on PROSA and ants [Hadeli et al. (2003). Self-organising in multi-agent coordination and control using stigmergy. ESOA] is used as base for the overall coordination of the supply network. Reputation serves to enforce the social behaviour among the production entities. The interactions of the control mechanism with the reputation models are given.
ISSN:0967-0661
1873-6939
DOI:10.1016/j.conengprac.2006.12.003