Supply chain planning and scheduling problems require manufacturers (project managers)
to determine product configurations, select suppliers (contractors) for task allocation, and …

This study investigates the impacts of resource sharing on the supply chain efficiency. Due
to the increased emphasis on efficiency, modern supply chain processes are no longer labor …

This research investigates the design of Task Administration Protocols (TAPs) for effective
task allocation and administration in collaborative production/service systems. Customer …

Supplier selection is an important task in purchasing. The performance of a supply chain
depends on the selection of the right suppliers to provide the right materials or services at …

Collaborative practices among partners of manufacturing networks require the support of
models (M), guidelines (G) and tools (T) which should take into account the network …

In today's industrial context, competitiveness is closely associated to supply chain
performance. Coordination between business units is essential to increase this …

This paper describes a multi-agent simulation model for analyzing the dominant player's
behavior of supply chains. The supply chain consists of a raw material supplier and …

In the era of turbulent environment, handling disruptions and building resilience is of prime
importance to businesses. Most literature on building resilience in a supply chain is …

The management of transport operations is a promising field for agent-based applications.
Acting in a collaborative way, the agents can be seen as a multi-agent system that enables …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been considered an important enabler of supply chains (SC),
as it helps to monitor SC competitiveness and management. Thus, AI has been gaining …