Building multi-agent models applied to supply chain management

In this paper, a model of a multi-agent system for modelling and optimising supply chains is presented. The most pop- ular methodologies of developing multi-agent systems and selected applications of the agent approach to modelling and optimisation of supply chains are described in brief. A pilot realisation of such a system is also presented, together with a selection of the subsequent experimental results obtained.

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