Multiagent based Supply Chain Management: A Brief Introduction	6
	Contents	12
	Supply Chain Management and Multiagent Systems: An Overview	21
	1 Introduction	21
	2 Supply Chain Management	22
	3 Multi Agent Systems -	27
	4 Multi - Agent Systems in Supply Chain Management	34
	5 Conclusion	41
	6 Acknowledgment	41
	References	41
	Global Supply Chain Networks and Risk Management: A Multi- Agent Framework	122
	1 Introduction	123
	2 The Global Supply Chain Network Model with Risk Management	124
	3 Qualitative Properties	138
	4 The Algorithm	146
	5 Numerical Examples	147
	6 Summary and Conclusions	151
	7 Acknowledgments	152
	References	152
	1 Introduction	154
	RedAgent: An Autonomous, Market-based Supply-Chain Management Agent for the Trading Agents Competition	154
	1 Introduction	154
	2 OverviewofTACSCM	155
	3 Architecture of RedAgent	156
	4 Internal Markets and Auctions	157
	5 Order Agents	158
	6 Assembler Agents	160
	7 Component and Production Agents	162
	8 Bidder Agent	164
	9 Internal Behavior	165
	10 Competition Performance	167
	11 Discussion	170
	References	173
	Multi-Agent Modeling and Fuzzy Task Assignment for Real-Time Operation in a Supply Chain	198
	1 Introduction	198
	2 Related Works	201
	3 Agent based System Model of the Supply Chain	202
	4 The Real-Time Scheduler at each FU	205
	5 Task Assignment under Imprecision	207
	6 Performance Evaluation	213
	7 The Hybrid Algorithm	218
	8 Conclusions	220
	References	221
	Design, Implementation and Test of Collaborative Strategies in the Supply Chain	265
	1 Introduction	265
	2 Methodology	267
	3 Case Study: Do Companies in a Supply Chain Agree to Share Demand Information?	272
	4 Discussion on the Methodology	285
	5 Conclusion	288
	6 Acknowledgment	288
	References	288
	MAGNET: A Multi-Agent System using Auctions with Temporal and Precedence Constraints	291
	1 Introduction	291
	2 Decision Processes in a MAGNET Customer Agent	293
	3 Solving the MAGNET Winner-Determination Problem	306
	4 Search Performance	314
	5 Related Work	324
	6 Conclusions	327
	References	329
	Incentive Compatible Supply Chain Auctions	333
	1 Introduction	333
	2 Supply Chain Formation Problem	335
	3 Two-Sided, Single-Good	338
	4 Linear Supply Chains	340
	5 Unique Manufacturing Technology Supply Chains	342
	6 Supply Chains without the Unique Manufacturing Technologies Constraint	356
	7 Discussion and Open Problems	357
	References	358
	A Proof of Incentive Compatibility and Individual Rationality of the KSM- UMT- TR Auction	359
	B Proof of the Efficiency Competitive Ratio and Budget Balance of the KSM- UMT- TR Auction	362
	Supply Chain Coordination by Means of Automated Negotiations Between Autonomous Agents	369
	1 Introduction	369
	2 The Coordination Problem	370
	3 The Negotiation Protocol	373
	4 Computational Experiments	379
	5 Conclusions	387
	References	388
	Notations	436
	A Multi-Agent Approach to Supply Chain Managementin the Chemical Industry	436
	1 Introduction	438
	2. Literature Review	441
	3 G2-Multi-Agent Development Environment	444
	4 Refinery Supply Chain Management	447
	5 Agent Modeling of Refinery Supply Chain	449
	6 Case Studies	459
	7 Discussion	464
	References	465