Title :
Task allocation via multi-agent coalition formation: taxonomy, algorithms and complexity
Author :
LAU, Hoong Chuin ; Zhang, Lei
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Coalition formation has become a key topic in multiagent research. In this paper, we propose a preliminary classification for the coalition formation problem based on three driving factors (demands, resources and profit objectives). We divide our analysis into 5 cases. For each case, we present algorithms and complexity results. We anticipate that with future research, this classification can be extended in similar fashion to the comprehensive classification for the job scheduling problem.
Keywords :
Internet; computational complexity; cooperative systems; electronic commerce; task analysis; Internet; complexity analysis; e-market; job scheduling problem; multiagent coalition formation; multiagent research; profit objectives; task allocation; tast allocation coalition formation; taxonomy; Approximation algorithms; Companies; Economies of scale; Internet; Job design; Polynomials; Supply chains; Taxonomy;
Conference_Titel :
Tools with Artificial Intelligence, 2003. Proceedings. 15th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2038-3
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.2003.1250210
