Author: Roland Zimmermann
Publisher: Birkhaeuser Basel
Keywords: agent, software, technologies, autonomic, computing, series, management, based, supply, network, event, whitestein
Number of Pages: 329
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 3764374861
ISBN-13: 9783764374860

"Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM)" is one of the major topics in application-oriented Supply Chain Management. However, many solutions lack conceptual precision and currently available client-server SCEM-systems are ill-suited for complex supply networks in today’s business environment. Agent-based proactive information logistics promises to overcome existing deficits by providing event-related information to all participants in the distributed environment. Hence, follow-up costs of disruptive events are significantly reduced for all network participants and performance of a supply n

Author: Nicoleta Neagu
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Keywords: agent, technologies, software, autonomic, computing, series, reasoning, satisfaction, techniques, based, constraint, whitestein
Number of Pages: 157
Published: 2005-03-24
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 3764372176
ISBN-13: 9783764372170

An important aspect of multi agent systems are agent reasoning techniques for problem solving, either at the level of a single agent or at the level of distributed collaboration amongst multiple agents. Constraint satisfaction problems are significant in the domain of automated reasoning for artificial intelligence. They can be applied to modeling and solving of a wide range of combinatorial applications such as planning, scheduling and resource sharing in a variety of practical domains e.g. transportation, production, supply-chains, network management, and human resource management. In this b

Authors:Roberta Annicchiarico, Ulises Cortés, Cristina Urdia
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Keywords: agent, technologies, autonomic, computing, software, series, technology, health, whitestein
Number of Pages: 148
Published: 2008-02-06
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 3764385464
ISBN-13: 9783764385460

Multi-agent systems are one of the most exciting research areas in Artificial Intelligence. In the last ten years there has been a growing interest in the application of agent-based systems in health care. Moreover, a growing European community of researchers interested in the application of intelligent agents in health care emerged as a result of the activities within the AgentCities.NET European network and the AgentLink III Technical Forum Group on Healthcare Applications of Intelligent Agents. And specially in R&D projects funded during the FP6. Thus, this book reports on the results a

Authors:Monique Calisti, Sven Meer, John C. Strassner,
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Keywords: autonomic, agent, technologies, computing, software, whitestein, networking, communication, advanced, series
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 2008-02-06
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 3764385685
ISBN-13: 9783764385682

This book presents a comprehensive reference of state-of-the-art efforts and early results in the area of autonomic networking and communication. The essence of autonomic networking, and thus autonomic communications, is to enable the self-governing of services and resources within the constraints of business rules. In order to support self-governance, appropriate self-* functionality will be deployed in the network on an application-specific basis. The continuing increase in complexity of upcoming networking convergence scenarios mandates a new approach to network management. This special

Authors:Rainer Unland, Matthias Klusch, Monique Calisti,
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Keywords: software, agent, technologies, series, autonomic, computing, whitestein, development, based, applications, platforms, kits
Number of Pages: 460
Published: 2005-12-31
List price: $74.95
ISBN-10: 3764373474
ISBN-13: 9783764373474

This book introduces major agent platforms, frameworks, systems, tools, and applications. Each system is described by their developers in sufficient detail so that the reader can get a good understanding of the architecture, functionality, and application areas of the system. All systems are running systems. One main focus of the book lies on agent platforms and toolkits.