MASCF: A Generic Process-centered Methodological Framework for Analysis and Design of Multi-agent Supply Chain Systems
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Keywords
Multi-agent systems, Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR), Agent-oriented methodologies, Gaia methodology, Java Agent DEvelopment Framework (JADE)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2007.06.003
Abstract
Multi-agent systems (MAS) are becoming popular for modeling complex systems such as supply chains. However, development of multi-agent systems remain quite involved and extremely time consuming. Currently, there exist no generic methodologies for modeling supply chains using multi-agent systems. In this research, we propose a generic process-centered methodological framework, Multi-Agent Supply Chain Framework (MASCF), to simplify MAS development for supply chain (SC) applications. MASCF introduces the notion of process-centered organization metaphor, and creatively adopts Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model to a well-structured generic MAS analysis and design methodology, Gaia, for multi-agent supply chain system (MASCS) development. The popular Tamagotchi case was designed and analyzed using MASCF. The validity of the framework was established by implementing MASCF output of Tamagotchi SC using the Java Agent DEvelopment Framework (JADE).
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Computers & Industrial Engineering, v. 53, issue 4, p. 584-609
Scholar Commons Citation
Govindu, Ramakrishna and Chinnam, Ratna Babu, "MASCF: A Generic Process-centered Methodological Framework for Analysis and Design of Multi-agent Supply Chain Systems" (2007). School of Information Systems and Management Sarasota Manatee Campus Faculty Publications. 156.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/qmb_facpub_sm/156
