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Decentralized control in the customer focused enterprise

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This paper discusses analytical methods to enable the order fulfillment process (OFP) of a customer-focused enterprise. We present three examples of agent-based systems that illustrate the benefits of decentralized control in discrete part manufacturing. The Swarm simulation platform is introduced as a novel means to investigate supply chain management strategies.

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  1. Bill Fulkerson
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  2. Gilbert Staffend
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Fulkerson, B., Staffend, G. Decentralized control in the customer focused enterprise. Annals of Operations Research 75, 325–333 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018971832353

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