The agent-based negotiation process for B2C e-commerce

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 348-359

  Huang, Chun Che ^a   Liang, Wen Yau ^b   Lai, Yu Hsin ^b   Lin, Yin Chen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

B2C e commerce; Intelligent agents; Multiple attributes; Negotiation

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRANSACTION; AGENT BASED; AGENT TECHNOLOGY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; AUTOMATED NEGOTIATIONS; B2C E-COMMERCE; BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER; CURRENT SITUATION; E-MARKETPLACES; ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACES; FUZZY THEORY; INFORMATION COLLECTIONS; MULTIPLE-ATTRIBUTES; NEGOTIATION; NEGOTIATION MODELS; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PHASE MODEL; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; SYSTEM INTERFACES; USER INPUT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FUZZY LOGIC; PHASE INTERFACES; PURCHASING; SALES; SEARCH ENGINES;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 70349451154     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.05.065     Document Type: Article

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