An advanced agent-based order planning system for dynamic networked enterprises

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-144

  Azevedo, Américo L ^a   Toscano, César ^a   Sousa, Jorge P ^a   Soares, António L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Multi agent systems; Networked enterprises; Production planning and control; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOFTWARE AGENTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS NETWORKING; E-BUSINESS; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT; MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS; NETWORKED ENTERPRISES; PRODUCTION PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTS (SCM); SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 2442691662     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280410001662538     Document Type: Article

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