Simulation of intermediation using rich cognitive agents

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1526-1536

  Dignum, Virginia ^a   Tranier, John ^b   Dignum, Frank ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Intermediation; Trading networks

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; BUSINESS PROCESS; COGNITIVE AGENTS; COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE; SIMULATION FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TRADING NETWORKS;

COMMERCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77955577210     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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