An intelligent agent negotiation strategy in the electronic marketplace environment

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1327-1345

  Louta, Malamati ^a   Roussaki, Ioanna ^b   Pechlivanos, Lambros ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intelligent agents; Negotiation protocol and model; Ranking mechanism; Strategy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

NEGOTIATION PROTOCOL AND MODEL; NEGOTIATION STRATEGY; RANKING MECHANISM;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 36849007077     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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