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A Strategy for Managing Complexity of the Global Market and Prototype Real-Time Scheduler for LEGO Supply Chain

A Strategy for Managing Complexity of the Global Market and Prototype Real-Time Scheduler for LEGO Supply Chain

Bjorn Madsen, George Rzevski, Petr Skobelev, Alexander Tsarev
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 12
ISSN: 2166-7160|EISSN: 2166-7179|EISBN13: 9781466633179|DOI: 10.4018/ijsi.2013040103
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Madsen, Bjorn, et al. "A Strategy for Managing Complexity of the Global Market and Prototype Real-Time Scheduler for LEGO Supply Chain." IJSI vol.1, no.2 2013: pp.28-39. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsi.2013040103

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Madsen, B., Rzevski, G., Skobelev, P., & Tsarev, A. (2013). A Strategy for Managing Complexity of the Global Market and Prototype Real-Time Scheduler for LEGO Supply Chain. International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI), 1(2), 28-39. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsi.2013040103

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Madsen, Bjorn, et al. "A Strategy for Managing Complexity of the Global Market and Prototype Real-Time Scheduler for LEGO Supply Chain," International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI) 1, no.2: 28-39. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijsi.2013040103

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Abstract

The paper describes main features of a strategy for managing complexity of the global market and real-time scheduling multi-agent system designed for the LEGO Company. The design is based on Multi-Agent Technology Group (MATech) own strategy blueprint and multi-agent platform, which provide real-time adaptive event-driven scheduling to replenish products to LEGO Branded Retail stores. The prototype system has been used to schedule 20 US-based LEGO retail outlets for a yearlong trial period and has achieved the following results: • Reduction of lost sale from 40% to 16%; • Increase in service level from 66% to 86%; • Increase in profitability 56% to 81%. The results show a considerable potential value for full scale LEGO supply chain multi-agent solution which would be able to dynamically and adaptively re-schedule deliveries in real time.

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