The supplier selection process is an important activity in any organization whether it is a manufacturing unit or educational institution to procure products or raw materials with the right price, strictly following the delivery schedule and the right quantities ordered. Anything that goes wrong in the form of delay in delivery or shortage of items ordered would lead to a chaotic situation in the organization. It often happens in the case of systems that are not properly integrated. The aim of this paper is to introduce a particular way of selecting a supplier by using Multi-agent system (MAS) based Case Based Reasoning system (CBRS) using Data mining (DM) techniques. The method that is suggested in this paper is to combines MAS, CBRS and DM for supplier selection. Finally this integrated model MAS-CBRS-DM is illustrated by an example in a seller selection process.

Multi-agent system, Case base reasoning system, Data mining

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