An Agent-Based Fractal Model of Agile Manufacturing Enterprises: Modeling and Decision-Making Issue

In this paper we present an agent-based fractal model of agile manufacturing enterprises. The agent-based model can be applied to all levels of the agile enterprise. A game-theoretic decision-making framework is also presented that considers various com-binations of local and global objectives of the agents. Research issues in modeling of, and distributed decision-making in, agile manufacturing enterprises are identified.