An agent-based approach for supply chain retrofitting under uncertainty

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 722-735

  Mele, Fernando D ^a   Guillén, Gonzalo ^a   Espuña, Antonio ^a   Puigjaner, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multi agent system; Supply chain management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; RETROFITTING;

PERFORMANCE INDEX; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RETROFITTING;

EID: 33847091264     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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