00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611211954 Buklod 20140423134322.0 m go j cr cn |||aaaaa 110719s2011 xx u eng d 9783642200922 (eBook) 3642200923 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00214608095 DML eng DMLUC TA 165 S34 2011eb Schuldt, Arne Multiagent coordination enabling autonomous logistics [electronic resource] Arne Schuldt. Berlin Springer c2011. 1 online resource (xvi, 272 p.) ill. Part I Logistics Requirements -- Introduction -- Supply Network Management -- Autonomous Control in Logistics -- Part II Multiagent-Based Approach -- Agent Technology -- Potential for Cooperation in Autonomous Logistics -- Team Formation in Autonomous Logistics -- Team Action in Autonomous Logistics -- Part III Application and Evaluation -- Implementing Autonomous Logistics -- A Case Study in Container Logistics -- Transition to Autonomous Logistics -- Conclusion and Outlook -- Index. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. This book describes the implementation of autonomous control with multiagent technology. Therewith, it tackles the challenges of supply network management caused by the complexity, the dynamics, and the distribution of logistics processes. The paradigm of autonomous logistics reduces the computational complexity and copes with the dynamics locally by delegating process control to the participating objects. As an example, shipping containers may themselves plan and schedule their way through logistics networks in accordance with objectives imposed by their owners. The technologies enabling autonomous logistics are thoroughly described and reviewed. The presented solution has been used in a realistic simulation of real-world container logistics processes. The validation shows that autonomous control is feasible and that it outperforms the previous centralised dispatching approach by significantly increasing the resource utilisation efficiency. Moreover, the multiagent system relieves human dispatchers from dealing with standard cases, giving them more time to solve exceptional cases appropriately. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Automatic control. Multiagent systems. Business logistics. Electronic books. SpringerLink (Online service). Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20092-2 FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource