Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply Chains
This work presents a parallel agent-based framework designed to analyze the dynamics of vegetable trade within a metropolitan area. The system integrates agent-based and discrete event techniques to capture the complex interactions among farmers, vendors, and consumers in urban agricultural supply c...
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| description | This work presents a parallel agent-based framework designed to analyze the dynamics of vegetable trade within a metropolitan area. The system integrates agent-based and discrete event techniques to capture the complex interactions among farmers, vendors, and consumers in urban agricultural supply chains. Decision-making processes are modeled in detail: farmers select crops based on market trends and environmental risks, while vendors and consumers adapt their purchasing behavior according to seasonality, prices, and availability. To efficiently handle the computational demands of large-scale scenarios, we adopt an optimistic approximate parallel execution strategy. Furthermore, we introduce a credit-based load balancing mechanism that mitigates the effects of heterogeneous communication patterns and improves scalability. This framework enables detailed analysis of food distribution systems in urban contexts, offering insights relevant to smart cities and digital agriculture initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-246d64a5a8514a378c79960d76d6111b2025-08-20T02:45:34ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032025-07-0117731610.3390/fi17070316Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply ChainsManuel Ignacio Manríquez0Veronica Gil-Costa1Mauricio Marin2Centre for Biotechnology and Engineering (CeBiB), Departamento de Ingeniería Informática, Universidad de Santiago, Santiago 15782, ChileCONICET, Facultad de Cs. Fisico Matematicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis 5700, ArgentinaCentre for Biotechnology and Engineering (CeBiB), Departamento de Ingeniería Informática, Universidad de Santiago, Santiago 15782, ChileThis work presents a parallel agent-based framework designed to analyze the dynamics of vegetable trade within a metropolitan area. The system integrates agent-based and discrete event techniques to capture the complex interactions among farmers, vendors, and consumers in urban agricultural supply chains. Decision-making processes are modeled in detail: farmers select crops based on market trends and environmental risks, while vendors and consumers adapt their purchasing behavior according to seasonality, prices, and availability. To efficiently handle the computational demands of large-scale scenarios, we adopt an optimistic approximate parallel execution strategy. Furthermore, we introduce a credit-based load balancing mechanism that mitigates the effects of heterogeneous communication patterns and improves scalability. This framework enables detailed analysis of food distribution systems in urban contexts, offering insights relevant to smart cities and digital agriculture initiatives.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/7/316parallel computingdigital infrastructurefood distribution networks |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Ignacio Manríquez Veronica Gil-Costa Mauricio Marin Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply Chains Future Internet parallel computing digital infrastructure food distribution networks |
| title | Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply Chains |
| title_full | Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply Chains |
| title_fullStr | Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply Chains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply Chains |
| title_short | Parallel Agent-Based Framework for Analyzing Urban Agricultural Supply Chains |
| title_sort | parallel agent based framework for analyzing urban agricultural supply chains |
| topic | parallel computing digital infrastructure food distribution networks |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/7/316 |
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