Co-operative planning in dynamic supply-chains

Abstract

This paper describes an order planning system for dynamic supply-chains,addressing the requirements of a make-to-order business environment. Adistributed and decentralised information system, based on an architecture ofagents and extensively using the internet, was designed and implemented toprovide new and more powerful decision support. The system aims atresponding to the basic requirements of cooperativeness, integration andconfigurability. It was developed under the scope of the CO-OPERATEEuropean Project, and implements the functionality defined in the context ofthe "request feasibility studies for the network" business solution.