Abstract The use of Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) Information and Digital Technologies (IDT) has given
rise to new opportunities and challenges for designing and managing agile supply chains …

Agent based models (ABM) have been recently applied to solve optimization problems
whose domains present several inter-related components in a distributed and …

Real-time tracking and tracing are important in providing a unified view of global supply
chains consisting of several parties. This paper illustrates the needs and requirements for …

Abstract Over the years, Operational Research (OR) has been used extensively to support
the forest products industry and public forestry organizations (eg, governments …

The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of information sharing and coordination
mechanisms in reducing uncertainty. Supply chains are constantly subject to unpredictable …

Sawmills are key elements of the forest product industry supply chain, and they play
important economic, social, and environmental roles. Sawmill production planning and …

The human dependency on finite fossil fuel has led to its drastic depletion. Along with its
detrimental effects on the environment, such practice is now deemed unsustainable. This …

In this paper, we review relevant literature on the development of multi-agent systems
applications for supply chain management. We give a general picture of the state of the art …

Effective business process collaboration between companies operating in a supply chain
can bring about important benefits, but several barriers need to be overcome. One important …

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has been identified as a key concept within
manufacturing industries for improving product quality, time-to-market and costs. Previous …