On-demand e-supply chain integration: A multi-agent constraint-based approach

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2683-2692

  Wang, Minhong ^a   Liu, Jiming ^b   Wang, Huaiqing ^c   Cheung, William K ^d   Xie, Xiaofeng ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Constraints management; Electronic business; Intelligent agents; Supply chain integration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRACTS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; PRODUCTION; SYNCHRONIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONSTRAINTS MANAGEMENT; ELECTRONIC BUSINESS; SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 38649133139     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2007.05.041     Document Type: Article

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