Multiagent system for construction claims negotiation

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-188

  Ren, Z ^a   Anumba, C J ^a   Ugwu, O O ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Claims; Construction industry; Negotiations

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAME THEORY; INTEGRATION; INVESTMENTS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL;

CLAIMS; ECONOMIC THEORY; MULTIAGENT SYSTEM (MAS) FOR CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS NEGOTIATION (MASCOT); NEGOTIATIONS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 16444379769     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2003)17:3(180)     Document Type: Article

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