The emerging paradigm of agent-based computation has revolutionized the building of
intelligent and decentralized systems. The new technologies met well the requirements in all …

In this era, information technology is revolutionizing almost every domain of technology and
society, whereas the 'complexity revolution'is occurring in science at a silent pace. In this …

Supply networks are composed of large numbers of firms from multiple interrelated
industries. Such networks are subject to shifting strategies and objectives within a dynamic …

Complexity science has seen increasing interest in the recent years. Many engineers have
discovered that traditional methods come to their limits when coping with complex adaptive …

The paper discusses manufacturing enterprises' compelling challenges that are directly
stemming from generic conflicts between competition and cooperation, local autonomy and …

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging is now mandated by the department of
defense and many of the world's largest retailers including Wal-Mart. In order to stay …

Undoubtedly, Manufacturing is of great importance throughout a number of industrial
sectors. Manufacturing is an activity that creates jobs and wealth and is widely regarded as a …

A manufacturing system is assumed to be comprising a combination of machines, cells, intra-
logistics devices and other peripheral devices, used on the factory floor as well as on …

Purpose The global business environment causes different and difficult kinds of problems
that threaten organizational survival. As an important solution, the organizational resilience …

This paper presents an investigation on simulation of interaction between customers and
suppliers in a three-tier supply chain system. In the simulation, customers respond to the …