AGENT BASED APPROACH TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

M S UPPIN, Sel Gr Lect. I & P E Dept. PDACEG; Dr. S S Hebbal, H O D I & P E Dept. PDACEG

The present paper focus on the significance and benefits for operating as an integral part of supply chains for
the modern manufacturing enterprises and also the importance of information availability/ sharing for the effective
functioning of supply chains. In order to provide the necessary information technology support for the supply chains,
the basic concepts and features of agent technology has been evaluated in order to determine their suitability of an
agent based approach for the management of supply chains.