An analysis of agent-based approaches to transport logistics

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-271

  Davidsson, Paul ^a   Henesey, Lawrence ^a   Ramstedt, Linda ^a   Törnquist, Johanna ^a   Wernstedt, Fredrik ^a  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decentralized systems; Multi agent systems; Survey; Traffic and transportation management

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORT LOGISTICS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; LOGISTICS; METHODOLOGY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24344486096     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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