Virtual Enterprise Modeling and Support Infrastructures: Applying Multi-agent System Approaches

2001 ◽  
pp. 335-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis M. Camarinha-Matos ◽  
Hamideh Afsarmanesh
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Modeling ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
System Approaches

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CREATION AND RESTRUCTURING PROCESS OF EMERGENT ENTERPRISE ALLIANCES

2004 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 33-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIHAELA ULIERU ◽  
RAINER UNLAND
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Virtual Enterprises ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Restructuring Process ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Deep Integration

In today's world, it is of utterly importance for enterprises to react in a timely and flexible way to upcoming complex market demands. One solution is given by the concept of virtual enterprise and enterprise alliances, respectively. In order to function efficiently and flexibly such enterprises need to be deeply integrated. Based on previous work combining the concepts of virtual enterprises, holonic organizations and multi-agent systems to support such deep integration, the paper discusses in detail how well-suiting partners and contributors for a given (bunch of) task(s) can be found using today's state-of-the-art technologies. Mapping an enterprise alliance onto a multi-agent system is enabled by a methodology equipping each agent with the ability to deal and consider its own goals (goals of the unit it represents) as well as the goals of the unit in which it is integrated (the higher level unit).

Virtual Enterprise as a Multi Agent System

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Wamamu Musumba ◽  
Patrick Kanyi Wamuyu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Core Competency ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Agent System ◽  
Agent Interactions ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Manual Selection

This article describes changing customer demands require that enterprises mobilize their resources to quickly develop a suitable product. This is achievable if competing enterprises collaborate to deliver the product. Each of them brings their expertise into the collaboration. This collaboration where each enterprise brings in its core competency is referred to as a virtual enterprise (VE). A construction project is implemented by a team of professionals and an alliance of companies that is formed by consultants who evaluate contractors for specific project tasks. Partners can be represented as multiple agents. Prior evidence of multi-agent system (MAS) model that facilitates formation of VEs is lacking. VE MAS ontology has been designed and used in agent interactions. The model can be used in evaluation and selection process of partners. Delegation of the process to the model, gives partners time to implement the tasks. Partner evaluation and selection problem for building construction projects is solvable if pragmatic scientific approaches are employed with appropriate mathematical models. This article proposed a VE model for evaluating and selecting right partners for building construction projects. The model was used to demonstrate the choice of the most preferred partner. Researchers have not evaluated this model but propose that once in place, it can evaluated against manual selection of potential partners using similar parameters by examining the closeness of the output.

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