Title :
Automated contract negotiation using a mediation service
Author :
Tung, Hung-Wen ; Lin, Raymund J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Inf. Ind., Taiwan
Abstract :
Current negotiation systems and related standards for electronic business transaction generally come in an "offer-counter-offer" fashion. Nevertheless, negotiation strategies for complex contracts in the condition of two-sided uncertainty receive little attention in the current protocol design activities. This study proposes implementing a mediation protocol based on a solid game-theoretic work to the problem of CPA negotiation. A correspondent automatic negotiation mechanism is also devised in this study that individual business entities can use to automate the negotiation process.
Keywords :
contracts; electronic commerce; game theory; CPA negotiation; automated contract negotiation; electronic business transaction; game theory; mediation protocol; mediation service; offer-counter-offer fashion; Bayesian methods; Clothing industry; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Contracts; Delay; Electronics industry; Mediation; Protocols; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
E-Commerce Technology, 2005. CEC 2005. Seventh IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2277-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICECT.2005.24
