TacTex-05: An Adaptive Agent for TAC SCM

Supply chains are ubiquitous in the manufacturing of many complex products. Traditionally, supply chains have been created through the interactions of human representatives of the companies involved, but advances in autonomous agent technologies have sparked an interest in automating the process. The Trading Agent Competition Supply Chain Management (TAC SCM) scenario provides a unique testbed for studying supply chain management agents. This paper introduces TacTex-05, the champion agent from the 2005 competition, focusing on its ability to adapt to opponent behavior over a series of games. The impact of this adaptivity is examined through both analysis of competition results and controlled experiments.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: David Pardoe, Peter Stone, Mark Van Middlesworth
• Keywords: Agent Competition Supply, ATAL 2006, Intelligent Agents, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management