{"id":385,"date":"2022-06-07T19:45:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T10:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/automated-negotiation.ns-dev.work\/activity\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:05:11","slug":"activity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"summary\" id=\"summary\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h2 class=\"catch\">Activity Overview<\/h2>\n<div class=\"box_content pt-0\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Specific activities<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Problem definition and target use case examination<\/li>\n<li>Development of solution architectures and elemental technologies to solve problems<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of Proof of Concept (PoCs) for the purpose of problem solving and social implementation<\/li>\n<li>Examination of system linkage method, international standardization activities of specifications<\/li>\n<li>Personal network formation and Information network formation<br \/>(study group meeting, presentation meeting and consultation meeting)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"details bg-gray\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h2 class=\"catch\">Activity Contents<\/h2>\n<p class=\"rich_font_type\">Activities are conducted on a per-WG (Working Group) basis.<br \/>\n            Each WG activities are as follows,<\/p>\n<div class=\"box_content\" id=\"details-01\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Manufacturing WG\/example of parts procurement adjustment<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<p>Adjustment example: A logistics service company will add new additional requests for planned joint delivery, secure new trucks with large capacity, revise routes, and adjust arrival times for berth bookings according to the route.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/_wp\/wp-content\/themes\/force_tcd078-child\/img\/activity\/details_en.png\" alt=\"AI automatically negotiates additional parts procurement and changes\/adjustments of production plans.\"><\/figure>\n<p>AI makes individual adjustments at logistics service company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box_content\" id=\"details-02\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Logistics WG\/example of air cargo space allocation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<p>Adjustment example: When a shipper makes a ship request, the shipper requests price and conditions estimation to multiple forwarders. For allocating reserved space on the airline to the request, each Forwarder will secure spot slots and request other shippers to consider delays delivery so that Forwarder\u2019s customer can get required delivery slots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/_wp\/wp-content\/themes\/force_tcd078-child\/img\/activity\/details_2_en.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>AI takes a role of the Forwarder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box_content\" id=\"details-03\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Logistics WG\/joint delivery<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<p>Adjustment example: A logistics service company will add new additional requests for planned joint delivery, secure new trucks with large capacity, revise routes, and adjust arrival times for berth bookings according to the route.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/_wp\/wp-content\/themes\/force_tcd078-child\/img\/activity\/details_3_en.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>AI makes individual adjustments at logistics service company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box_content\" id=\"details-sc\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Data Circulation WG\u200b\/Streamlining Coordination and Enabling the Flow of Data Itself<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Target State\u200b<br \/> <br \/>\n                     \u2192Shorten the time from sourcing to provisioning and improve the efficiency of data exchange.<br \/>\n                     \u2192Increase the speed and precision of supply-demand coordination and help make transactions in data usage rights a reality.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/detail_sc_eng-scaled.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; text-align: left;\">\u2460Data circulation across the supply chain<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 2em;\">\n<li>Go beyond traditional delivery-date and price information by collecting environmental data such as CFP from upstream tiers and using it in procurement decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Feed downstream constraints back upstream, enabling cross-organizational supply-demand coordination and plan revisions.<\/li>\n<li>By operating on a common framework across national and corporate boundaries, enable data to be shared in a form that can be put to use immediately while preserving data sovereignty and security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; text-align: left;\">\u200b\u2461Turning data into a tradable asset (an applied transaction model)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 2em;\">\n<li>Enable contracts over data usage rights under multidimensional terms such as permitted use, term, SLA, and price.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box_content\" id=\"details-04\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Common WG\/outline of eNegotiation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<ul class=\"mb-2\">\n<li>Lots of message exchange for adjustment in logistics and manufacturing industry<\/li>\n<li>Replace mail, telephone and fax with EDI so that RPA and AI can use.<\/li>\n<li>Proposed eNegotiation Project to UN\/CEFACT(United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business)<br \/>\n                    \u30fcUN\/CEFACT\uff1a<br class=\"sp_only\"><br \/>\n                    \u30fcSIPS\uff1a<br class=\"sp_only\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caos-a.co.jp\/SIPS\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.caos-a.co.jp\/SIPS\/index.html<\/a><br \/>\n                    \u30fcE-Negotiation\uff1a<br class=\"sp_only\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uncefact.unece.org\/display\/uncefactpublic\/E+Negotiation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/uncefact.unece.org\/display\/uncefactpublic\/E+Negotiation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>This project was officially adopted in October 2020. \u3000This project is planned to be active until the first half of 2022.<\/li>\n<li>The activity is to formulate a standard for the EDI (Electronic Data Exchange) of negotiations currently conducted by e-mail, telephone, fax, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Through EDI in accordance with the standard, negotiation transactions by people, RPA, and AI can be interconnected and interoperated between even independently developed systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"mb-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/_wp\/wp-content\/themes\/force_tcd078-child\/img\/activity\/details_4_en.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"align1\"><a class=\"q_custom_button1 toggle_button1 js-accordion_button en\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\">VIEW MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion_content\">\n<h4 class=\"primary_title\">Applying standard protocols<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"secondary_title\">Applicable area(Scope)<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Mainly applied to communication and messaging in negotiation operations in the manufacturing and logistics industries<\/li>\n<li>Specifically, standard protocols are applied to adjustments such as delivery time, quantity, and price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 class=\"secondary_title\">Application flow Step<\/h5>\n<ol class=\"mb-2\">\n<li>Select operations that apply standard protocols Step<\/li>\n<li>Define the messages of the operation flow in the standard protocol<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"mb-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/_wp\/wp-content\/themes\/force_tcd078-child\/img\/activity\/details_5_en.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<h5 class=\"secondary_title\">For more information on how to apply standard petrocol, please refer to the following documents.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/BRS-eNego_v0.7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRS<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/BRS-eNego_v0.7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Requirement Specification<\/a>): <br \/>Describe requirements such as the scope of the standard protocol and processing procedures<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-09\/ECE_TRADE_C_CEFACT_2022_19_Rev.1E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Implementation Guide<\/a>\uff1aComing soon<br \/>Guidelines for implementing standard protocols<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box_content\" id=\"dtc\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Common WG\/\u200b<br class=\"sp_only\">DTC (Digital Twin Consortium) Activities<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<h3 class=\"item_title\">\u25cfWhat is DTC (Digital Twin Consortium)?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A non-profit organization that promotes digital twin technologies from a vendor-neutral standpoint, enhances interoperability, and expands the market.\u200b <br \/> DTC portal page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltwinconsortium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.digitaltwinconsortium.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"item_title\">\u25cfActivity Status<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposed and accepted the \u201cAutomated Negotiation with Digital Twins and MAGs Testbed\u201d (May 2025).<br \/>\n                     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltwinconsortium.org\/initiatives\/digital-twin-testbeds\/automated-negotiation-digital-twins-mags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.digitaltwinconsortium.org\/initiatives\/digital-twin-testbeds\/automated-negotiation-digital-twins-mags\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Continuously reporting testbed progress and demonstrating Negotiation AI technologies at quarterly meetings.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box_content\" id=\"anac\">\n<h3 class=\"box_content_headline\">Common WG\/\u200b<br class=\"sp_only\">organizing ANAC SCM league<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box_content_body\">\n<figure class=\"mb-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/_wp\/wp-content\/themes\/force_tcd078-child\/img\/activity\/anac.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Since 2019, the Automated Negotiation Agent Competition(ANAC) has been held annually, featuring an SCM league where negotiation technologies compete.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Simulation of a supply chain environment in a virtual economy world, where raw materials are purchased and intermediate goods and products are sold.<\/li>\n<li>Participants submit negotiation AI agents that represent manufacturers. The AI agents negotiate contracts for buying and selling components and products, and the agent that achieves the maximum profit after a fixed period is the winner.<\/li>\n<p>                    <span style=\"font-weight: 500;\"> \uff1cObjectives\uff1e<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style='list-style-type: \"\u27a2 \"; padding-left: 45px;'>\n<li>To provide a common benchmark for designing, evaluating, and comparing automated negotiation agents in a realistic supply chain setting.\u200b<\/li>\n<li>\u200bTo promote research on negotiation strategies, decision-making, and profit maximization.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>\u200b\u200bThe number of participating teams increased from 8 teams in the first year (2019) to 20 teams (65 entries) in 2025.<br \/>\n                    Portal page of the league: <a href=\"https:\/\/scml.cs.brown.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/scml.cs.brown.edu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Activity Overview Specific activities Problem definition and target use case examination Development of solution architectures and elemental technologies to solve problems Implementation of Proof of Concept (PoCs) for the purpose of problem solving and social implementation Examination of system linkage method, international standardization activities of specifications Personal network formation and Information network formation(study group meeting, [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-385","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1486,"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385\/revisions\/1486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/automated-negotiation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}