A volume discount-based allocation mechanism in group buying

Proceedings - International Workshop on Data Engineering Issues in E-Commerce, DEEC 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 59-67

  Matsuo, Tokuro ^a   Ito, Takayuki ^a   Shintani, Toramatsu ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COSTS; FUNCTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PURCHASING; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

AGENT TECHNOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL RATIONALITY; SEALED BID; VOLUME DISCOUNT;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 33747394379     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DEEC.2005.4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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