This paper introduces TacTex-03, an agent designed to participate in the Trading Agent Competition Supply Chain Management Scenario (TAC SCM). As specified by this scenario, TacTex-03 acts as a simulated computer manufacturer in charge of buying components such as chips and motherboards, manufacturing different types of computers, and selling them to customers. TacTex-03 was the top scorer in two of the preliminary rounds of the 2003 TAC SCM competition, and finished in 3rd place in the finals.
/lp/association-for-computing-machinery/tactex-03-a-supply-chain-management-agent-Ud0qcFRACk