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A Multi-Agent-Based Automatic Negotiation for Distributed Manufacturing

Journal Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 16 - 19)
Volume e-Engineering & Digital Enterprise Technology VII
Edited by Kai Cheng, Yongxian Liu, Xipeng Xu and Hualong Xie
Pages 941-945
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.16-19.941
Citation Gui He Wang et al., 2009, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 16-19, 941
Online since October, 2009
Authors Gui He Wang, Peng Cheng Su, Hu Li, Wan Shan Wang
Keywords Agent, Automatic Negotiation, Multi-Agent System (MAS), Negotiation Mechanism
Abstract

The concept of agent and multi-agent was introduced. The agent structure, negotiation strategies, and the negotiation mechanism were also researched. Based multi-agent, an automated negotiation method for bilateral contracts is proposed, which can efficiently carry out multilateral negotiations with multi-attributes in distributed environments. This framework supports efficiently multilateral negotiation. In the end, the negotiation is conducted and demonstrated that multi-agent can improve negotiation efficiency by saving negotiation time and cost.

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