An agent-based approach for e-manufacturing and supply chain integration

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 343-360

  Zhang, David Zhengwen ^a   Anosike, Anthony Ikechukwu ^a   Lim, Ming Kim ^a   Akanle, Oluwaremilekun Mowanuola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agile manufacturing; E manufacturing; Multi agent system; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

E-MANUFACTURING; GLOBAL MARKET; MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEMS (MES); SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; MARKETING; SCHEDULING;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33750009796     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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