Improving supply-chain collaboration by linking intelligent agents to CPFR

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 4191-4218

  Caridi, M ^a   Cigolini, R ^a   De Marco, D ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment; Multi agent systems

Indexed keywords

CPFR; SUPPLY-CHAIN PROCESSES;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 31744434723     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540500142134     Document Type: Article

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