Collaborative Decision Networks (CDN)

Objective

• System of Systems Objectives
  • Harmonizing
  • Integrating
  • Aggregating/Disaggregating
• Transformation
  • Data >> Information >> Knowledge >> Decision
• Dynamic visibility of information across distributed information network (external and internal data)
• Just-In-Time philosophy of information
• Error detection based on intelligent agents and protocols

Methodology

• Smart Alert System based on Multi-Agent technology
• Coordination/Task Administration Protocols
• Open source, Java and XML-based architecture to support distributed agent-based applications

Recent organizations involved

IBM, INDOT, Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Sample Publications

Yoon, S.W. and Nof, S.Y., "Demand and capacity sharing decisions and protocols in a collaborative network of enterprises," Decision Support Systems v 49, n 4, p 442-450, November 2010.

Ko, H.S. and Nof, S.Y. "Design of e-Service Systems for Collaborative Decision Making." Chapter in Introduction to Service Engineering, (G. Salvendy and W. Karwowski, Eds.) Wiley, 2009.

Yoon, S. and Nof, S. Y. (2008). Early error and conflict detection in TCP system, PRISM Research Memorandum, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University.

Nof, S. Y. (2007). Collaborative control theory for e-Work, e-Production, and e-Service, Annual Reviews in Control, 31(2), pp. 281-292.

Contact

Rodrigo Levalle(rreyesle@purdue.edu)