Mobile Agent for Sales and Stock Control in a Supply Chain System
Ari Samadhi, Muhammad Ali, Rajesri Govidaraju, Iman Sudirman · 2009
Collaboration among manufacturer and its distributors as well its supplier needs information system that can integrates all functions within the supply chain for controlling stock. A mobile agent technology that works on the web is an ideal solution for making the integration of geographically dispersed of various parties in a supply chain. This research develop a mobile agent for monitoring stock position at distribution points and simultaneously report the stock position to manufacturer. Therefore the manufacturer will be able to anticipate the production planning for replenishing the stock. A prototype is built and simulated in the laboratory environment and it is shown that the mobile agent performance is adequate for meeting the monitoring system.