Preference ordering in agenda based multi-issue negotiation for service level agreement

Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 19-24

  Abedin, Fahmida ^a   Chao, Kuo Ming ^a   Godwin, Nick ^a   Arochena, Hisbel ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agenda; Multi issue negotiation; Preference ordering; Service level agreement

Indexed keywords

AGENDA; DECISION-MAKING PROBLEM; FUZZY PREFERENCES; GROUP DECISION MAKING; KEY FACTORS; MULTI-ISSUE; MULTI-ISSUE NEGOTIATION; MULTIPLE-ISSUE; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PREFERENCE INFORMATION; PREFERENCE ORDERING; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT; SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS;

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70350102161     PISSN: 1550445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WAINA.2009.168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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