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Agent-based simulation applications: multi-agent enabled modeling and simulation towards collaborative inventory management in supply chains

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Rajesh Piplani,

Robert de Souza,

Jingru WuAuthors Info & Claims

WSC '00: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation

Pages 1763 - 1771

Published: 10 December 2000 Publication History

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This paper is framed to address the preliminary approach towards process-oriented collaborative inventory management in supply chains, taking advantage of multi-agent technology in terms of modeling and simulation. Initially, a SCM support model is proposed as a foundation to combine the supply chain processes with the multi-agent system. In succession, a simple PC assembling case is investigated and simulated mainly to validate the SCM support model. As a result, the combination has the potential to make possible a real strategic competitive advantage for the entire supply chain and will enable new forms of business, namely, collaborative inventory management. Accordingly, a theoretical framework of collaborative inventory management is highlighted to refine and extend the SCM support model with the purpose to synchronize decisions as well as actions.

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WSC '00: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation

December 2000

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IIE: Institute of Industrial Engineers
ASA: American Statistical Association
SIGSIM: ACM Special Interest Group on Simulation and Modeling
IEEE/CS: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Computer Society
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
INFORMS-CS: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences-College on Simulation
IEEE/SMCS: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
SCS: The Society for Computer Simulation International

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