A hybrid multi-agent system architecture for enterprise integration using computer networks

The manufacturing industries are now experiencing fierce pressure of competition from every corner on this planet. In addition, the advancement in computer networks and information technologies has been gradually reshaping the manufacturing companies by shifting from the industrial age to the information era. Due to these elevated competitiveness and advanced computer technology, a number of new manufacturing and management strategies (e.g., CE or CIM) have emerged for the innovation of manufacturing enterprises. Although they have different definitions and scopes, there are several common issues: inter-enterprise functions integration; inter-enterprise resources integration; and collaboration. This paper proposes a new multi-agent system (MAS) architecture to support the inter-enterprise functions/resources integration and collaboration over the networked environment, including the hybrid agent architecture and hybrid network architecture. In contrast to the existing agent architectures, the proposed agent architecture enables agents to exhibit the hybrid (continuous and discrete) behavior and interactions. In addition, our network architecture is more suitable for building the large-scale distributed manufacturing systems that are prone to dynamic random changes of their environment. Based on the proposed MAS architecture, a collaborative product development environment is implemented as a starting point, and a multidisciplinary team-oriented design problem is illustrated to provide the vision of the proposed MAS architecture.     

多智能体系统(MAS)在企业内部信用评估中的应用研究

研究、实现了企业内部信用评估多智能体系统IECRMAS（Inner-Enterprise Credit Rating System）.与传统决策支持系统不同的是,IECRMAS不仅关注客体信息利用,而且研究了如何提高评估主体和评估团队的理性,以及促进共享团队形成的评估机制.基于MAS技术的信用评估系统具有分布式、半自治的、可观测的、可控的、可动态配置等特点.该系统的主要创新之处在于;（1）基于企业信用交易过程的信用评估流程规范化;（2）面向评估任务的评估主体动态分组和共享团队培育机制;（3）以Agent辅助评估师个人构成理性评估个体.IECRMAS在多家单位进行了应用,取得了良好的社会效益和经济效益.     

基于计算机免疫的Multi-agent入侵检测系统

传统入侵检测系统的能力在迅猛发展的互联网面前日显薄弱。本文探讨了将计算机免疫技术、Multi—agent技术引入到传统入侵检测系统中，构建一个基于计算机免疫的Multi—agent入侵检测系统。该系统与传统系统相比具有灵活性、分布式、智能化等特点，能全面、深入的实现入侵的检测和防御。     

An agent-based framework for collaborative negotiation in the global manufacturing supply chain network

This paper applies the multi-agent system paradigm to collaborative negotiation in a global manufacturing supply chain network. Multi-agent computational environments are suitable for dealing with a broad class of coordination and negotiation issues involving multiple autonomous or semiautonomous problem solving agents. An agent-based multi-contract negotiation system is proposed for global manufacturing supply chain coordination. Also reported is a case study of mobile phone global manufacturing supply chain management.     

基于多Agent的网络管理技术研究

将分布式人工智能中的智能Agent用于计算机网络管理,是近年来最活跃最前沿的研究领域之一。文章从分布式网络管理体系结构入手,基于多Agent的网络管理模型,以及多Agent之间的协调和协作等问题,研究了网络管理智能Agent的结构。     

基于Multi—Agent的海上搜救仿真研究及应用

文章针对海上搜救仿真这种典型的综合仿真系统的特点,以降低综合仿真系统的复杂度和研发费用,并且提供最大程度的辅助决策支持为目的,提出了包括仿真建模结构、控制结构和智能模型的基子Multi-Agent的复杂系统智能仿真方法。基于Multi-Agent的综合系统智能仿真体系结构引入了一种新的建模与仿真的思想和方法,从而形成了一套独特的仿真建模体系结构,提高了建模与仿真的通用性、可重用性、互操作性以及计算机仿真技术的辅助决策能力。     

XML在多代理系统中的应用

随着软件系统复杂度的不断提高,在软件开发应用中多代理系统越来越显示出重要的作用。多代理系统的通信语言的研究也就越来越迫切。该文讨论了多代理系统的通信语言,提出以XML作为多代理系统的通信语言,并对此做了探讨。     

Multi-agent技术在远程诊断与维护系统中的应用

研究Multi-agent技术在远程诊断与维护系统中的应用，通过使用一种基于组件的组合式方法-Desire方法，把远程诊断与维护任务层次式分解为一些具体的子任务，确定参与协作的各个Agent的具体任务，从而建立整个Multi-agent系统，最后给出使用FIPA-OS平台实现该系统的一个实例。     

基于多代理的敏捷供应链管理研究

从系统的体系结构出发，建立了基于多代理的敏捷供应链管理模型。利用软件agent负责具体的信息和事务处理，通过ECA规则调度多代理的执行。该管理模型为供应链管理系统提供了快速重构和动态扩展的方法。