A multi-agent-based model for a negotiation support system in electronic commerce

Enterprise Information Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-472

  Li, H ^a   Wang, H ^b  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent; E Business; Electronic commerce; Enterprise information systems; Fuzzy constraint satisfaction problems; Fuzzy sets; Information systems; Management information systems; Negotiation support system; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992725792     PISSN: 17517575     EISSN: 17517583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17517570701633267     Document Type: Article

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