An active service protocol based on the co-evolutionary algorithm for supply chain management

Abstract

An active service protocol called ASP for supply chain management was proposed. This protocol exploits stable relation and resourceful nodes, called acquaintances, which perform active services in the supply chains. The experimental results show that the new protocol proposed offers better performance than other protocols. This work using the adaptable co-evolution algorithm can provide global optimization and continuously develop services for the supply chain management. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.