Consensus and compromise: Planning in cooperating agents

International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-72

  Clark, R ^a   Grossner, C ^a   Radhakrishnan, T ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 26644445478     PISSN: 02188430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218843096000038     Document Type: Article

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