MASCF: A generic process-centered methodological framework for analysis and design of multi-agent supply chain systems

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 584-609

  Govindu, Ramakrishna ^a   Chinnam, Ratna Babu ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent oriented methodologies; Gaia methodology; Java Agent DEvelopment Framework (JADE); Multi agent systems; Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR)

Indexed keywords

JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AGENT-ORIENTED METHODOLOGIES; GAIA METHODOLOGY; JAVA AGENT DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (JADE); SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS REFERENCE MODEL (SCOR);

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 35348870953     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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