A multi-agent based multi-attribute negotiation framework for construction supply chain coordination

Proceedings of the 2005 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 981-987

  Xue, Xiaolone ^a   Wang, Yaowu ^a   Shen, Qiping ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction supply chain; Coordination; Multi agent system; Multi attribute negotiation; Utility

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; INTERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN; COORDINATION; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE NEGOTIATION; UTILITY;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 27144517660     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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