The multi-agent systems approach of knowledge level co-operation between autonomous agents promises significant benefits to distributed systems engineering, such as enhanced interoperability, scalability and reconfigurability. This paper describes the development of an agent-based software system for assisting in decision-making regarding supply chain management for automatic tool management and procurement. Such a system can be applied to different types of industries with some domain specific modifications. The multi-agent tool management system (MATMS) operation is illustrated for the real industrial case of a turbine blade producer (customer) requiring dressing jobs on worn out CBN grinding wheels from different tool manufacturers (suppliers) in a supply network. The MATMS functionality was implemented by making use of Java language.
Distributed Multi-Agent System for Tool Inventory Management in a Supply Network / D'Addona, DORIANA MARILENA; Teti, Roberto. - STAMPA. - 7:(2010), pp. 292-295.
Distributed Multi-Agent System for Tool Inventory Management in a Supply Network
D'ADDONA, DORIANA MARILENA;TETI, ROBERTO
2010
Abstract
The multi-agent systems approach of knowledge level co-operation between autonomous agents promises significant benefits to distributed systems engineering, such as enhanced interoperability, scalability and reconfigurability. This paper describes the development of an agent-based software system for assisting in decision-making regarding supply chain management for automatic tool management and procurement. Such a system can be applied to different types of industries with some domain specific modifications. The multi-agent tool management system (MATMS) operation is illustrated for the real industrial case of a turbine blade producer (customer) requiring dressing jobs on worn out CBN grinding wheels from different tool manufacturers (suppliers) in a supply network. The MATMS functionality was implemented by making use of Java language.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.