Agent UML is a graphical modeling language for describing multiagent systems but until now, it has not been applied to real-world applications. The aim of our project is to apply Agent UML to Supply Chain Management. This project has several objectives: (1) it allows us to discover which diagrams have to be enhanced, modi ed or created and, (2) it allows us to de ne a methodology based on Agent...

Abstract: The implementation of government legislation, social responsibility, environmental concerns regarding the reduction of waste, hazardous material and other consumer residuals have made the competition between the firms stricter than ever and nowadays firms that want to survive need a more productive and innovative approach toward the financial aspects of their businesses.his pape...

In the last few years, efforts have been done towards bridging the gap between agent technology and de facto standard technologies, aiming at introducing multi-agent systems in industrial applications. This paper presents an experience done by using one of such proposals, Agent UML. Agent UML is a graphical modelling language based on UML. The practical usage of this notation has brought to sug...

Scientists and intelligence analysts are interested in quickly discovering new results from the vast amount of available geospatial data. The key issues that arise in this pursuit are how to cope with new and changing information and how to manage the steadily increasing amount of available data. This paper describes a novel agent architecture that has been developed and tested to address these...