Multi-Agent Approach to Freight Transportation Using Pooling Technology

This article discusses the problems of delivery of small consignments from manufacturers. The problems of flexibility of a modern logistics system, which must be constantly adjusted for high-quality and efficient satisfaction of consumer demand, are considered. The article discusses the impact of delivery by half-empty vehicles on the cost of the final product. The authors consider the possibility of increasing the efficiency of the transport process by means of using terminal warehouse complexes and determine their place and role in the technological scheme of the transport cycle for the delivery of goods by road. The article discusses the use of pooling technology in transportation, as well as the prospects of this system in Russia. The authors consider the possibility of using a multi-agent approach to solving problems that arise when using pooling technology. The efficiency of the pooling technology will be achieved through the creation of intelligent agents that can quickly plan and reschedule the allocation of resources in accordance with dynamically changing conditions. They also single out autonomous agents in the future system and establish connections between their interactions. Agents can interact with each other, exchanging messages, analyze received messages, make decisions in conditions of uncertainty and lack of information. One of the features of an agent is its ability to learn, based on the use of knowledge bases in a certain field of activity, containing decision-making models, optimization, analysis algorithms, learning.