Logistics agents: solução de um problema logístico aplicando sistemas multi-agentes

Abstract

This paper describes how a set of cooperative and mobile agents provide a better performance in distributed context systems. This work proposes the creation of a prototype designed to help the automobile components distribution problem. A car assembler looks for suitable supplies to attend the subsidiaries ' orders and this commercial transaction is realized through the Internet. The architecture proposed is composed by agents that were implemented by IBM's Aglets Workbench. This paper contributes with a logistics model which emphasizes the mobile agents technology as a significant and revolutionary paradigm for distributed problem solving.