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SUMMARY:The future of supply chain data management - Kenneth Owens\, Manag
 er\, Supply Chain Management Technology Team\, Boeing and Alexandra Brintr
 up\, IfM
DTSTART:20091210T173000Z
DTEND:20091210T183000Z
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CONTACT:Jo Griffiths
DESCRIPTION:This talk will introduce the audience to the latest developmen
 ts supply chain technology research at the Boeing Company. Themes include 
 Rapid Materials Response\, the Hybrid Intelligent Supply Chain and Self-se
 rving Assets. The self-serving assets project\, developed in collaboration
  with the Distributed Information and Automation Lab at the Institute for 
 Manufacturing\, will be presented in detail. This exciting project builds 
 a powerful blend of RFID\, sensors\, and Artificial Intelligence software\
 , with which aircraft assets are made self-aware and goal directed\, and a
 im to maximise their life in service through contacting\, selecting\, proc
 uring and monitoring service providers. The result is an open\, consistent
  service chain where complex database transactions are eliminated and an e
 mergent\, yet rather self-capable system starts to materialise. Assets use
  multi-criteria decision making to select among proposals\, and handle com
 petition through auctions. They are able to learn from past decisions\, an
 d balance the goals of their various stakeholders. The project aims to pro
 vide a flexible architecture that will ensure decision optimality\, be cus
 tomizable\, and scalable as we are potentially looking into a technology t
 hat could see thousands of autonomous assets in the supply chain. The proj
 ect raises various interesting research questions such as: What methods ca
 n we formulate for distributed control of emergence? Can we reduce the Bul
 lwhip affect in the supply chain through automated control and learning? H
 ow do we ensure truthfulness in automated systems?     How do we balance s
 takeholder goals in an asset’s lifecycle? These questions help us shape 
 the self-serving asset\, which brings about a powerful technology and an o
 perational shift in service and maintenance. \n\nRefreshments available fr
 om 17.00 hrs.  Presentation at 17.30.\n
LOCATION:Institute for Manufacturing\, 17 Charles Babbage Road\, Cambridge
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