StormFront: A High-Volume Agent for TAC SCM
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چکیده
Supply chain management can be greatly improved using autonomous agents. The Trading Agent Competition Supply Chain Management (TAC SCM) competition is a forum for developing such agents. This paper introduces StormFront, a moderately successful agent that attempts to produce a high volume of products at a low profit margin, capturing the majority of customer demand. The underlying components and design rationale of StormFront are described, followed by empirical testing, and finally the results and discussion of our class tournament are presented.
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