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Collaborative Software Agents in Steel Industry

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Author(s)

H Helaakoski, Shaw C. Feng, Kevin K. Jurrens, K Ojala

Abstract

In recent years there has been increasing work where software agents have been used in manufacturing enterprises. Improving the information flow within the company and between the collaborative companies is very important to increase the competitive position and profitability. Networked manufacturing enterprises are now moving towards open information exchange for integrating their activities with those of their suppliers, customers, and partners within wide supply chain networks. In manufacturing processes, agents can support the integration of predictive models, process planning, and shop floor machining activities. Software agents can also be used to integrate manufacturing applications with the business applications. This paper presents how agents can be exploited for manufacturing enterprise integration and supply chain management to meet such requirements in steel and its related industries.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 2004 Artificial Intelligence and Applications Conference
Conference Dates
February 16-18, 2004
Conference Location
Innsbruck, 1, AS

Keywords

agent-mediated workflow and supply chain management, Distributed manufacturing systems, intelligent agents, multi-agent systems, supply chain management

Citation

Helaakoski, H. , Feng, S. , Jurrens, K. and Ojala, K. (2004), Collaborative Software Agents in Steel Industry, Proceedings of the 2004 Artificial Intelligence and Applications Conference, Innsbruck, 1, AS, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=822104 (Accessed December 12, 2024)

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Created December 31, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021