A Study on Multi-Agent based Resource Allocation Mechanism for Automated Enterprise Contracting

A study on multi-agent based resource allocation mechanism for automated enterprise contracting. In this study we focus on automated contracting among enterprise negotiations with unbounded self-interested agents based on economic theory. Each enterprise is modelled as agent, and we consider agent-mediated Pareto optimal allocation of resources through market mechanism. We formulate virtual market model as a discrete resource allocation problem in dynamic situations, and demonstrate the applicability of the market concept with multi-agent paradigm to this framework. In this paper we clarify the proposed mechanism successfully calculates Pareto optimal solutions for the resource allocation in the agent contracting by comparing our method with conventional analytic approaches. Additionally we apply the mechanism into dynamic market environment, and analyse the rationality of the emerged market by computer simulation