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SUMMARY:The future of supply chain data management - Kenneth Owens and Dr.
  Alexandra Brintrup
DTSTART:20091210T170000Z
DTEND:20091210T180000Z
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CONTACT:Alexandra Brintrup
DESCRIPTION:This talk will introduce the audience to the latest developmen
 ts supply chain\ntechnology research at the Boeing Company. Themes include
  Rapid Materials\nResponse\, the Hybrid Intelligent Supply Chain and Self-
 serving Assets. The\nself-serving assets project\, developed in collaborat
 ion with the Distributed\nInformation and Automation Lab at the Institute 
 for Manufacturing\, will be\npresented in detail. This exciting project bu
 ilds a powerful blend of RFID\,\nsensors\, and Artificial Intelligence sof
 tware\, with which aircraft assets are\nmade self-aware and goal directed\
 , and aim to maximise their life in service\nthrough contacting\, selectin
 g\, procuring and monitoring service providers. The\nresult is an open\, c
 onsistent service chain where complex database transactions\nare eliminate
 d and an emergent\, yet rather self-capable system starts to\nmaterialise.
  Assets use multi-criteria decision making to select among\nproposals\, an
 d handle competition through auctions. They are able to learn from\npast d
 ecisions\, and balance the goals of their various stakeholders. The\nproje
 ct aims to provide a flexible architecture that will ensure decision\nopti
 mality\, be customizable\, and scalable as we are potentially looking into
  a\ntechnology that could see thousands of autonomous assets in the supply
  chain.\nThe project raises various interesting research questions such as
 : What methods\ncan we formulate for distributed control of emergence? Can
  we reduce the\nBullwhip affect in the supply chain through automated cont
 rol and learning? How\ndo we ensure truthfulness in automated systems?    
  How do we balance\nstakeholder goals in an asset's lifecycle? These quest
 ions help us shape the\nself-serving asset\, which brings about a powerful
  technology and an operational\nshift in service and maintenance.\n
LOCATION:Seminar 2\, Institute for Manufacturing\, 17 Charles Babbage Road
 \, Cambridge
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