NDLI: Transparent information flow in business networks by using agents

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Author	Iskanius, P. Helaakoski, H. Alaruikka, A.M. Kipina, J.
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Oulu Univ., Finland (Iskanius, P.)
Abstract	Information technology (IT) is an important enabler of effective supply chain management (SCM). Many information systems have been developed for SCM from EDI and ERP into newly developed SCM systems and e-business solutions. Recently, the use of software agent technology has received a great potential in supporting transparency in information flows of business networks. This paper introduces a business network, where shared information of the network enables an improvement of lead-time, cost efficiency and faculty for customer service in a supply chain. This paper describes the empirical research conducted as a case study in a steel product industry network in Finland and a technical description of an agent-based software solution for a business network. The empirical research is based on qualitative material (interviews, documents and models of order-delivery chains) and it is analysed as an entity. The technical research is based on a prototype of software agent architecture. The prototype is focused on manufacturing of heavy steel component in diverse engineering companies, by following the material and information flow between and within the companies.
Starting Page	1342
Ending Page	1346
File Size	396915
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780385195
DOI	10.1109/IEMC.2004.1408913
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-10-18
Publisher Place	Singapore
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software agents Steel Software prototyping Information technology Supply chain management Management information systems Enterprise resource planning Costs Customer service Supply chains
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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