This volume describes the implementation of autonomous control with multiagent technology. The text tackles the challenges of supply network management caused by the complexity, the dynamics, and the distribution of logistics processes.

Comprehensive overview on multiagent technology and autonomous logistics Detailed description, with numerous illustrations Based on a real-world logistics processes demonstrating the practical impact Authored by the winner of the Science Award for Logistics 2010 of the German Logistics Association (BVL) Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Dr. Arne Schuldt received his diploma in Computer Science from Universität Bremen in 2006. He then joined the Artificial Intelligence research group of Prof. Otthein Herzog at Universität Bremen. Up to now, he has more than 20 publications on autonomous control in logistics, multiagent-based simulation, and qualitative spatial reasoning. Since 2008 he gives lectures on information systems in logistics. In 2010 he received his PhD from Universität Bremen with summa cum laude. His PhD thesis has been awarded with the Science Award for Logistics of the German Logistics Association (BVL) in 2010.

Inhalt
Part I Logistics Requirements.- Introduction.- Supply Network Management.- Autonomous Control in Logistics.- Part II Multiagent-Based Approach.- Agent Technology.- Potential for Cooperation in Autonomous Logistics.- Team Formation in Autonomous Logistics.- Team Action in Autonomous Logistics.- Part III Application and Evaluation.- Implementing Autonomous Logistics.- A Case Study in Container Logistics.- Transition to Autonomous Logistics.- Conclusion and Outlook.- Index.