This paper deals with a collaborative decision making procedure of web-based DSS for supply chain management (SCM). The seemingly autonomous DSS dedicated to each of mutually exclusive problem domains forms a communication network and cooperates each ...

This paper deals with a collaborative decision making procedure of web-based DSS for supply chain management (SCM). The seemingly autonomous DSS dedicated to each of mutually exclusive problem domains forms a communication network and cooperates each other for better SCM decision making. Modeling internet communication among web-based DSS enhances connectivity and openness of the network and therefore enables flexible and case responsive formation of the heterogeneous members, which is appropriate to the dynamic SCM environment. We also propose a hub-spoke information sharing model for the DSS network. In the hub-spoke model, an information hub at the center facilitates information exchange between DSS's and controls the conversations defined by the series of XML messages between agents of DSS. A product ordering scenario where supply decision is made upon customer order is used to demonstrate the SCM decision procedure through a collaboration of the web-based DSS.