Essay on conceptual modeling, analysis and illustration of agent-based simulations for distributed supply chain planning

INFOR

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-116

  De Santa Eulalia, Luis Antonio ^a,b   Frayret, Jean Marc ^a,b,c   D'Amours, Sophie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; LUMBER; SCHEDULING; SUPPLY CHAINS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ADVANCED PLANNING AND SCHEDULING; AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DISTRIBUTED DECISION MAKING; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAIN SIMULATION;

SOFTWARE AGENTS;

EID: 58149305384     PISSN: 03155986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/infor.46.2.97     Document Type: Article

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