Research on e-commerce transaction networks using multi-agent modelling and open application programming interface

Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-353

  Piao, Chunhui ^a,b   Han, Xufang ^a   Wu, Harris ^c  

^a SHIJIAZHUANG TIEDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 mode network; complex adaptive system; cybernetics; e commerce transaction network; multiagent modelling and simulation; open API; social network analysis; systems science; systems theory

Indexed keywords

2-MODE NETWORK; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS; MULTI-AGENT MODELLING AND SIMULATION; OPEN API; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; SYSTEM THEORY;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING;

EID: 77955526305     PISSN: 17517575     EISSN: 17517583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17517575.2010.502975     Document Type: Article

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