Applying Agent-Based System and Negotiation Mechanism in Improvement of Inventory Management and Customer Order Fulfilment in Multi Echelon Supply Chain

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 851-861

  Saberi, Sara ^a   Nookabadi, Ali Shahandeh ^a   Hejazi, S Reza ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Inventory control; Multi agent system; Negotiation mechanism; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859168760     PISSN: 13198025     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-012-0197-2     Document Type: Article

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