Automatic formation and analysis of multi-agent virtual organization

Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-75

  Zheng, Qinhe ^a   Zhang, Xiaoqin ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent Control; Motivational Quantities; Multi Agent Systems; Simulation; Virtual Organization

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; VIRTUAL CORPORATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGENT CONTROL; COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS; DECISION-MAKING MECHANISMS; MOTIVATIONAL QUANTITIES; NEGOTIATION PROTOCOL; ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 60349110989     PISSN: 01046500     EISSN: 16784804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192371     Document Type: Article

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