Based upon realtime location information of goods in this paper possible optimizations for cross-docking are evaluated. The use of agent-based decision support systems in order to identify the rescheduling alternatives with the highest business value are investigated.

Whatever purpose models are created for, they need to be evaluated in order to ensure that they will serve their intended use. Unfortunately, model evaluation is a significant effort and no standard clear-cut evaluation methodology exists today. In this work we introduce our approach of...

The last financial crisis revealed anomalies in corporate ability to face adverse economic conditions and fast exchange of new developments. Relying mostly on accounting data for budgetary cost control, the Management found that the data, although fiscally correct and valid for strategic...