Case-based modification for optimization agents: AGENT-OPT

摘要

For the effective implementation of an inter-organizational supply chain on the Web, many optimization model agents need to be embedded in the distributed software agents. For instance, many suppliers make requests to a delivery scheduler who manages a model warehouse at the e-hub. The scheduler deals with the scheduling of many truckers and each trucker's agent must have its own routing optimization models. Since the formulations in the model warehouse vary depending upon the requirements, it is impossible to formulate all combinations in advance. Therefore, we need a case-based model modification scheme that can generate the required formulation from the semantically specified requirement in the agent communication language.