Multiagent Systems (MAS) are computational frameworks in which multiple autonomous agents interact within a shared environment, each perceiving inputs and taking actions in pursuit of individual or collective objectives. Agents may cooperate, compete, or negotiate, and their interactions can produce emergent system-level behaviors. Grounded in game theory, distributed computing, and reinforcement learning, MAS research addresses coordination, communication, and scalability, with applications in robotics, supply chain optimization, and autonomous AI pipelines.
Procurement teams lose time and money to inaccurate demand forecasts and manual supplier negotiations. A new framework from NEC Corporation and NEC Laboratories America combines automated negotiation with multimodal AI forecasting to optimize both sides of the procurement process.
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