AN AGENT-BASED APPROACH TO TRANSPORT CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Paul Davidsson, Jan A. Persson, Andreas Jacobsson

2009

Abstract

A novel application of agent-mediated electronic commerce is presented. It concerns developing and main-taining efficient and effective transport solutions. The suggested approach is inspired by the concepts of virtual enterprises and breeding environments, as well as peer-to-peer technology. We discuss the requirements of such an approach and outline a software architecture meeting these requirements.

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Davidsson P., Persson J. and Jacobsson A. (2009). AN AGENT-BASED APPROACH TO TRANSPORT CHAIN MANAGEMENT . In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2009) ISBN 978-989-674-006-1, pages 175-182. DOI: 10.5220/0002234501750182


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@conference{ice-b09,
author={Paul Davidsson and Jan A. Persson and Andreas Jacobsson},
title={AN AGENT-BASED APPROACH TO TRANSPORT CHAIN MANAGEMENT},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={175-182},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002234501750182},
isbn={978-989-674-006-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2009)
TI - AN AGENT-BASED APPROACH TO TRANSPORT CHAIN MANAGEMENT
SN - 978-989-674-006-1
AU - Davidsson P.
AU - Persson J.
AU - Jacobsson A.
PY - 2009
SP - 175
EP - 182
DO - 10.5220/0002234501750182