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Design of a Multi-Agent System Architecture for Implementing CPFR

CPFR 구현을 위한 다중 에이전트 시스템 구조설계

  • Kim, Chang-Ouk (School of Computer & Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Sun-II (School of Computer & Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yoon, Jung-Wook (School of Computer & Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Yun-Sun (Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, Myongji University)
  • 김창욱 (연세대학교 컴퓨터산업공학부) ;
  • 김선일 (연세대학교 컴퓨터산업공학부) ;
  • 윤정욱 (연세대학교 컴퓨터산업공학부) ;
  • 박윤선 (명지대학교 산업시스템공학부)
  • Published : 2004.03.31
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Abstract

Advance in Internet technology has changed traditional production planning and control methods. In particular, collaborations between participants in supply chains are being increasingly addressed in industry for enhancing chain-wide productivity. A representative paradigm that emphasizes collaboration in production planning and control is CPFR(Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment). In this paper, we present a multi-agent system architecture that supports the collaborations specified in CPFR. The multi-agent system architecture consists of event manager, data view agent, business rule agent, and collaboration agent. The collaboration agent systematically controls negotiation between supplier and buyer with the aid of collaboration protocol and blackboard. The multi-agent system has been implemented with EJB(Enterprise Java Beans).

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