Distributed simulation architecture for coordination of production scheduling in supply chain

This paper presents a distributed multi-agent hierarchy simulation architecture for coordination of production scheduling in supply chain. In order to realize the global coordination of supply chain, on the coordination center of the top layer, we establish a solution mechanism based on workflow management to carry out the global production scheduling process, and on the lower layer, the optimization algorithm combining discrete-event system simulation model with genetic algorithm is developed for local production scheduling of suppliers, manufacturers and distribution centers or retailers, respectively.