Multi-Agent Systems in the formation of Dynamic Virtual Enterprises.

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IX Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización Gijón, 8 y 9 de septiembre de 2005 Multi-Agent Systems in the formation of Dynamic Virtual Enterprises. Pedro Sanz Angulo1, Juan José de Benito Martín1, José Alberto Araúzo Araúzo1, Ricardo del Olmo Martínez2 1 Departamento de Organización Industrial e Investigación Comercial de Mercados. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de la Universidad de Valladolid. Paseo del Cauce s/n, 47011 Valladolid. psangulo@eis.uva.es, debenito@eis.uva.es, arauzo@eis.uva.es 2 Departamento de Ingeniería Civil. Escuela Politécnica Superior. EPS (La Milanera) carretera de Villadiego s/n, 09001 Burgos. rdelolmo@ubu.es Abstract New Information and Communication Technologies are creating the new context companies and organizations are doing business today. In this new situation, success and excellence are achieved through effective knowledge management, the main source of wealth generation. Consequently, new organizational structures, more flexible and intelligent, are required. Among the newly suggested answers, the paradigm of Dynamic Virtual Enterprise has acquired a great importance for authors and researchers. In this paper* we present some of the main characteristics of the DVE. Besides, we seek to contribute to its improvement proposing an agent-based model to support the necessary processes in the selection of the DVE partners in the stages of formation and reconfiguration. Such a model will allow us to create tools to provide automated support in the creation and operation of the Dynamic Virtual Enterprise. Keywords: Dynamic Virtual Enterprises, Partner Selection, Multi-Agent Sistem, JADE