[agents] PhD studentship in agent-based simulation applied to modeling risk

[elizabeth sklar]

The EPSRC and ESRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) on
Quantification and Management of Risk & Uncertainty in Complex Systems
& Environments within the Institute for Risk and Uncertainty at the
University of Liverpool invites applicants for a PhD studentship in
the area of agent-based simulation applied to modeling risk in the
manufacturing supply chain.

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT:
This studentship will model risk and uncertainty in the manufacturing
supply chain, in particular as a result of disparities in production
schedules emanating from independently controlled, but functionally
interconnected, enterprises. Research will investigate quantifying the
risk associated with reliance on intermediate enterprises in the
supply chain to deliver on time. The supply chain system will be
modelled as a multiagent simulation, where individual enterprises are
represented as agents that control the flow of "goods" (resources)
through the system. The research will explore the application of
mechanism design to the behaviour of interconnected enterprises,
viewing the problem of maintaining a steady flow of goods amongst
entities as a resource allocation problem.

FULL DETAILS and LINK TO ON-LINE APPLICATION:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/risk-and-uncertainty/postgraduate/cdt-research-projects-available/manufacturing-supply-chain/

QUESTIONS?
Please contact Dr Elizabeth Sklar <e.i.sklar at liverpool.ac.uk>