Order confirmation mechanism for collaborative production networks

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 595-620

  Huang, C Y ^a   Huang, C C ^a,b   Liu, C Y ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agent based manufacturing systems; Communication protocols; Distributed production planning; Order Management; Product production structure

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PRODUCTION;

CAPITAL INVESTMENTS; DISTRIBUTED PRODUCTION PLANNING; PRODUCT PRODUCTION STRUCTURE;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 36248943462     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600844019     Document Type: Article

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