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IIMS: an integrated inventory management system based on software agent

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  • Hsi-Mei Chen
  • Cheng-Sian Chang

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Advances in information technology have made the global operation of an enterprise possible. However, the control of information flow and logistics of retail outlets is far more complicated and more necessary than ever. The planning and management of the global stocks has to be drawn up from a strategic angle. In our research, we solve most of the inventory-related decision problems, which are divided into three domains and five dimensions by the concept of supply chain management. We propose an Integrated Inventory Management System (IIMS) to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of inventory control. The IIMS framework constitutes software agents that enable systems to negotiate and cooperate with each other. The management processes are reconstructed to arrange agents into different uses and missions.

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  • Hsi-Mei Chen & Cheng-Sian Chang, 2009. "IIMS: an integrated inventory management system based on software agent," International Journal of Business Information Systems, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(1), pages 105-124.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbisy:v:4:y:2009:i:1:p:105-124
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    1. de Vries, Jan, 2013. "The influence of power and interest on designing inventory management systems," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 143(2), pages 233-241.

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