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	Title:	An architecture for agent-based mobile Supply Chain Event Management
	Author:	Anna Maria Jankowska, Karl Kurbel, Denny Schreber
	Address:	Department of Business Informatics, European University Viadrina, D-15207 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. ' Department of Business Informatics, European University Viadrina, D-15207 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. ' Department of Business Informatics, European University Viadrina, D-15207 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
	Journal:	International Journal of Mobile Communications 2007 - Vol. 5, No.3  pp. 243 - 258
	Abstract:	Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) is an approach aiming to fill the gap between Supply Chain Planning and Supply Chain Execution. The goal of SCEM applications is to monitor the states of supply chains by observing specific events and exceptions in real-time and alerting managers if problems occur. This paper presents an architecture for a mobile SCEM system based on software agents, Auto-ID technologies, and mobile computing. It introduces the main layers and components of this architecture. A special focus is placed on web services, mobile user interfaces, and integration of a multi-agent platform as innovative solutions to improve SCEM.
	Keywords:	supply chain event management; mobile SCEM; multi-agent systems; MASs; service-oriented architecture; SOA; mobile communications; agent-based systems; supply chains; mobile computing; Auto-ID; automatic identification; web services; user interfaces; supply chain management; SCM.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJMC.2007.012393
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