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Innovating the Standard Procurement System Utilizing Intelligent Agent Technologies

Author : David N. Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781423539834
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Innovating the Standard Procurement System Utilizing Intelligent Agent Technologies written by David N. Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis analyzes the innovation of the Department of Defense (DoD) standard acquisition process with intelligent agent (IA) technologies. Information technology (IT) developments are enabling DoD to seek high levels of improvement in key processes, such as acquisition, because of constrained resources, high costs and long cycle times. One such process, DoD's paperless contracting initiative, is developed to increase efficiency through automation and standardization, using the Standard Procurement System (SPS). However, benefits to date from implementing SPS have been marginal, because it has been accomplished without first redesigning the existing inefficient process. This research builds upon prior work with procurement, process innovation and intelligent software agents. Following Davenport's Process-innovation methodology, the Federal Acquisition Process (FAP) is compared with SPS functions to identify functions for possible IT innovation with IA. A four-step scheme for evaluating agent potential is developed and employed to assess the SPS-supported FAP, resulting in the identification of fine process steps offering high potential for IA automation. Two redesign prototypes are developed to incorporate these IA candidates. This work leads to a number of conclusions, recommendations and an agenda for further research that should be an interest to the acquisition manager as well as the information system designer.

Innovating the Standard Procurement System Through Electronic Commerce Technologies

Author : Stephen P. Mangum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781423539339
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Innovating the Standard Procurement System Through Electronic Commerce Technologies written by Stephen P. Mangum and published by . This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Standard Procurement System (SPS) is the next generation of procurement application software designed to link acquisition reform and common DoD procurement business processes with commercial best practices and advances in electronic commerce. When fully implemented, it will serve more than 1,100 sites worldwide and be employed by over 44,000 professionals. This research examines the SPS and emerging electronic commerce technologies that are revolutionizing the business industry today. Through a literature review and interview process, an analysis of the SPS along with Ariba Inc., a commercial paperless contracting venture, and leading intelligent agent software applications in e-commerce is presented. Innovation analysis is applied to the data gathered from the research to develop a new process design. As analysts predict that by 2003, business to business e-commerce will grow to $1.3 trillion and 95% of business industry is going to go to paperless procurement, only an aggressive implementation of innovative technologies today will prepare SPS for the procurement needs of tomorrow. It is to this end that this research is conducted, with the intent of fostering innovative change in the SPS.

SPS and Beyond: Innovating Acquisition Through Intelligent Electronic Contracting

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book SPS and Beyond: Innovating Acquisition Through Intelligent Electronic Contracting written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Standard procurement System (SPS) uses information technologies (IT) to support defense procurement through workflow technology. Although SPS has overcome many of the severe pathologies associated with the Defense procurement process, it is only a humble beginning for the application of state of the art in electronic contracting. This article outlines key aspects and limitations of next generation information technology including waivers of cost and pricing data and other price analysis methods. SPS officials are challenged to investigate and incorporate these powerful technologies into future electronic contracting systems to improve procurement process performance.

Intelligent Agent Technology

Author : Ning Zhong
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789812811042
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Agent Technology written by Ning Zhong and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an attempt to capture the essence of the state-of-the-art of intelligent agent technology and to identify the new challenges and opportunities that it is or will be facing. The most important feature of the volume is that it emphasizes a multi-faceted, holistic view of this emerging technology, from its computational foundations OCo in terms of models, methodologies, and tools for developing a variety of embodiments of agent-based systems OCo to its practical impact on tackling real-world problems. Contents: Formal Agent Theories; Computational Architecture and Infrastructure; Learning and Adaptation; Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Agents; Distributed Intelligence; Agent Based Applications. Readership: Graduate students in computer science and engineering, academics/lecturers, researchers, software/systems engineers, IT engineers and industrialists."

Integrated Logistics: Optimizing the USMC Quadrant Model Using Intelligent Agent Technologies

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Integrated Logistics: Optimizing the USMC Quadrant Model Using Intelligent Agent Technologies written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998, the Marine Corps initiated the Integrated Logistics Capability (ILC) to specifically address issues related to Marine Corps logistics doctrine, policy, and processes. The purposes of ILC initiatives were to define, measure, and improve core logistics capabilities to meet the challenges of the new millennium and beyond. During a four week Best Business Practices seminar hosted by Penn State, several key concepts were analyzed that would improve cost leverage, enhance the robustness of supplier relationships, and substitute technology and information for inventory. In an effort to successfully integrate these issues, a segmentation methodology or Quadrant Model approach was introduced. The Quadrant Model is essentially a two-by-two matrix that classifies products, services, and inventory items into four mayor cells. Each cell is further categorized by uniqueness and valve, and each cell implies different approaches to managing inventory, supply chains, and vendor relationships. The objective of this thesis is to determine how Intelligent Agent (IA) technologies may innovate the logistical processes associated the critical quadrant, which categorizes materials, products and services that are unique, high valve in terms of cost, and therefore high risk. These materials may only be available from a few sources, are in limited quantities, and require extensive coordination and sharing of information between parties. The researcher applies a model derived from previous thesis work that examined the application of IA technology as a method to innovate the Standard Procurement System (SPS). Using a high-level process model of the 'critical' quadrant, the researcher identifies two applications of IA technology that may support attributes within the 'critical' quadrant.

Agents and Multi-agent Systems in Construction

Author : Chimay J. Anumba
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415359047
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Agents and Multi-agent Systems in Construction written by Chimay J. Anumba and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working from the first principles of intelligent agent and multi-agent systems, this book covers the development of these technologies, their theoretical basis, and their practical application in a number of specific areas of construction.

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Innovative Issues in Intelligent Systems

Author : Vassil Sgurev
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319272675
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Innovative Issues in Intelligent Systems written by Vassil Sgurev and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a broad variety of different contemporary IT methods and applications in Intelligent Systems is displayed. Every book chapter represents a detailed, specific, far reaching and original re-search in a respective scientific and practical field. However, all of the chapters share the common point of strong similarity in a sense of being innovative, applicable and mutually compatible with each other. In other words, the methods from the different chapters can be viewed as bricks for building the next generation “thinking machines” as well as for other futuristic logical applications that are rapidly changing our world nowadays.

Public Technology Procurement and Innovation

Author : Charles Edquist
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792386858
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Public Technology Procurement and Innovation by : Charles Edquist

Download or read book Public Technology Procurement and Innovation written by Charles Edquist and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Technology Procurement and Innovation studies public technology procurement as an instrument of innovation policy. In the past few years, public technology procurement has been a relatively neglected topic in the theoretical and research literature on the economics of innovation. Similarly, preoccupation with `supply-side' measures has led policy-makers to avoid making very extensive use of this important `demand-side' instrument. These trends have been especially pronounced in the European Union. There, as this book will argue, existing legislation governing public procurement presents obstacles to the use of public technology procurement as a means of stimulating and supporting technological innovation. Recently, however, there has been a gradual re-awakening of practical interest in such measures among policy-makers in the EU and elsewhere. For these and other related measures, this volume aims to contribute to a serious reconsideration of public technology procurement from the complementary standpoints of innovation theory and innovation policy.

"The State of Technological Innovation Related to the Electric Grid"

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
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Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems

Author : Walt Truszkowski
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540451730
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems by : Walt Truszkowski

Download or read book Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems written by Walt Truszkowski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-10-21 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection represents the proceedings of the 1st GSFC/JPL Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts (WRAC), which was held on 16–18 January, 2002 at the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Conference Center in McLean, VA, USA. Over the past few years, agent technologyhas emerged as a powerful force in computing. Agent technology may well form the foundation for the next gen- ation of computing systems. New and innovative agent concepts and techniques may bring further developments to this exploding area of research. Such work is often strongly inspired by theoretical or empirical studies of human behavior, social intelligence, psychology, arts, biology, computer science and philosophy. Thisworkshopaimedatbringingtogether,inaninterdisciplinaryevent,or- inal thinkers, practitioners and academics with an interest in radical (very - novative) concepts for agent-based systems. The workshop provided a forum to present the latest research?ndings in many aspects of agent technology. The - ganizers welcomed participation by those working in agent architectures, agent communities, agent communications, agent modeling, agent applications and other agent-related areas. We were particularly seeking papers on novel and - novative ideas, pushing the envelope of current agent technology. Contributions without a prototype or working system, i.e., purely conceptual contributions, were welcomed, and ”out-of-the-box” thinkers were especially encouraged to participate. The workshop was structured so as to allow the participants adequate time for discussion and interaction, to exchange ideas and re?ect on the motivations, scienti?c grounds and practical consequences of the concepts presented.

Developments in Intelligent Agent Technologies and Multi-agent Systems

Author : Goran Trajkovski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book Developments in Intelligent Agent Technologies and Multi-agent Systems written by Goran Trajkovski and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book discusses research on emerging technologies and systems based on agent and multi-agent paradigms across various fields of science, engineering and technology, offering a collection that covers conceptual frameworks, case studies, and analysis"--.

Advances in Construction ICT and e-Business

Author : Srinath Perera
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317427874
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Construction ICT and e-Business written by Srinath Perera and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This internationally conducted study of the latest construction industry practices addresses a broad range of Information and Communication Technology applications. Drawing on research conducted in the US and UK, this book presents the state of the art of various ebusiness processes, and examines BIM, virtual environments and mobile technologies. Innovation is a theme that runs throughout this book, so in addition to the direct impact of these new technical achievements, it also considers the management styles that helped them to emerge. Examples from industry are illustrated with case studies and presented alongside research from some of the best known academics in this field. This book is essential reading for all advanced students and researchers interested in how ICT is changing construction management and the construction industry.

The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies: Perspectives on the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Author : William Boone Bonvillian
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783747943
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies: Perspectives on the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency written by William Boone Bonvillian and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have done a masterful job of charting the important story of DARPA, one of the key catalysts of technological innovation in US recent history. By plotting the development, achievements and structure of the leading world agency of this kind, this book stimulates new thinking in the field of technological innovation with bearing on how to respond to climate change, pandemics, cyber security and other global problems of our time. The DARPA Model provides a useful guide for governmental agency and policy leaders, and for anybody interested in the role of governments in technological innovation. —Dr. Kent Hughes, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars This volume contains a remarkable collection of extremely insightful articles on the world’s most successful advanced technology agency. Drafted by the leading US experts on DARPA, it provides a variety of perspectives that in turn benefit from being presented together in a comprehensive volume. It reviews DARPA’s unique role in the U.S. innovation system, as well as the challenges DARPA and its clones face today. As the American model is being considered for adoption by a number of countries worldwide, this book makes a welcome and timely contribution to the policy dialogue on the role played by governments in stimulating technological innovation. — Prof. Charles Wessner, Georgetown University The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has played a remarkable role in the creation new transformative technologies, revolutionizing defense with drones and precision-guided munitions, and transforming civilian life with portable GPS receivers, voice-recognition software, self-driving cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, and, most famously, the ARPANET and its successor, the Internet. Other parts of the U.S. Government and some foreign governments have tried to apply the ‘DARPA model’ to help develop valuable new technologies. But how and why has DARPA succeeded? Which features of its operation and environment contribute to this success? And what lessons does its experience offer for other U.S. agencies and other governments that want to develop and demonstrate their own ‘transformative technologies’? This book is a remarkable collection of leading academic research on DARPA from a wide range of perspectives, combining to chart an important story from the Agency’s founding in the wake of Sputnik, to the current attempts to adapt it to use by other federal agencies. Informative and insightful, this guide is essential reading for political and policy leaders, as well as researchers and students interested in understanding the success of this agency and the lessons it offers to others.

Effectively Transforming Our Electric Delivery System to a Smart Grid

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Dynamics in Logistics

Author : Michael Freitag
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303088662X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Dynamics in Logistics written by Michael Freitag and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book highlights the interdisciplinary aspects of logistics research. Featuring empirical, methodological, and practice-oriented articles, it addresses the modelling, planning, optimization and control of processes. Chiefly focusing on supply chains, logistics networks, production systems, and systems and facilities for material flows, the respective contributions combine research on classical supply chain management, digitalized business processes, production engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and mathematical optimization. To celebrate 25 years of interdisciplinary and collaborative research conducted at the Bremen Research Cluster for Dynamics in Logistics (LogDynamics), in this book hand-picked experts currently or formerly affiliated with the Cluster provide retrospectives, present cutting-edge research, and outline future research directions.

Multi-Agent Systems for Education and Interactive Entertainment: Design, Use and Experience

Author : Beer, Martin
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1609600827
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Multi-Agent Systems for Education and Interactive Entertainment: Design, Use and Experience written by Beer, Martin and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents readers with a rich collection of ideas from researchers who are exploring the complex tradeoffs that must be made in designing agent systems for education and interactive entertainment"--Provided by publisher.