Abstract: The task of the first stage for the manufacture enterprise to stock by negotiation on the web is choosing suppliers. This paper focuses on the automation of supplier selecting by introducing Multi-Agent technology, presents the framework, evaluation system, evaluation method, functional structure of related agents and implements a prototype based on the designing of flow of the system. The manufacture Agent adoptes FIPA contract net protocol to obtain the offer from the suppliers, adoptes AHP to evaluate the suppliers and choose the suited ones. This method can select suppliers for negotiation automatically and help the manufacture to make initial quotation.

Key words: supplier selection, Multi-Agent, AHP method

摘要： 制造企业在网上采购进行商务谈判的第一阶段任务是选择供应商，该文运用Multi-Agent技术对该问题的自动化实现进行研究。设计基于Multi-Agent的供应商选择系统的总体结构、评价指标体系和评价方法，给出有关Agent的功能结构，在设计系统工作流程的基础上研制原型系统。制造商Agent通过改进的FIPA合同网协议获得各供应商的报价，采用AHP方法进行评价和选择。该方法可快速自动选择符合要求的供应商，为企业下一阶段谈判提供初始报价依据。

关键词: 供应商选择, 多方代理, AHP方法

CLC Number: 

• TP393