TY - GEN
T1 - A multi-agent system for modular platform design in a dynamic electronic market environment
AU - Moon, Seung Ki
AU - Kumara, Soundar R.T.
AU - Simpson, Timothy W.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Electronic markets and web-based supply chain management have improved traditional product development processes by increasing the participation of customers and applying various trading processes between companies and suppliers in a dynamic electronic market environment. A multiagent system is an appropriate tool to implement a product development system in a distributed environment because of its flexibility, scalability, and adaptability. This paper introduces a multi-agent system (MAS) based on market mechanisms to support modular platform design. The agent architecture for the proposed MAS is described, including specific agent roles, knowledge, and strategies. In particular, a reputation mechanism is used to select stable and reputable modules for the platform by detecting and dismissing volatile modules in a dynamic electronic market environment. We demonstrate the implementation of the proposed MAS using a multi-agent development framework and how to use module reputation for selecting a module for the platform. Through experiments, we illustrate that the MAS can be used to design modules in a product platform using the proposed market mechanisms.
AB - Electronic markets and web-based supply chain management have improved traditional product development processes by increasing the participation of customers and applying various trading processes between companies and suppliers in a dynamic electronic market environment. A multiagent system is an appropriate tool to implement a product development system in a distributed environment because of its flexibility, scalability, and adaptability. This paper introduces a multi-agent system (MAS) based on market mechanisms to support modular platform design. The agent architecture for the proposed MAS is described, including specific agent roles, knowledge, and strategies. In particular, a reputation mechanism is used to select stable and reputable modules for the platform by detecting and dismissing volatile modules in a dynamic electronic market environment. We demonstrate the implementation of the proposed MAS using a multi-agent development framework and how to use module reputation for selecting a module for the platform. Through experiments, we illustrate that the MAS can be used to design modules in a product platform using the proposed market mechanisms.
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U2 - 10.1115/detc2006-99286
DO - 10.1115/detc2006-99286
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33751351118
SN - 079183784X
SN - 9780791837849
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
BT - Proceedings of 2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, DETC2006
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - 2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, DETC2006
Y2 - 10 September 2006 through 13 September 2006
ER -