Multiagent Coordination Enabling Autonomous Logistics

• Main Author: Schuldt, Arne (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Artificial intelligence.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; IT in Business.

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 computation...

Table of Contents:

• 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.