Models and Multi-Agent Simulations of Logistics Networks - A Case-Study in Self-Organization by Microeconomics

Auction-based prices have been used in multi-agent simulations for a long time. Currently, dynamic simulations of transport in logistics networks are usually performed while prices are given as input parameters. A model where such transport logistic simulations are based on auction-based prices has been studied in some detail recently, and shows interesting dynamic properties. The model considers the transport units as market participants, the individual transport vehicles as bidder and the carrier as reviewer which imposes additional constraints. Here we want to focus on the relation of the appearing dynamics with the properties based on its complex systems characteristics, in this case its self-organizing behavior.