An Agent-Based Distributed Decision Support System Framework for Mediated Negotiation

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dc.contributor.authorLoPinto, Frank Anthonyen
dc.contributor.committeechairRagsdale, Cliff T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTillar, Roberta Russellen
dc.contributor.committeememberMatheson, Lance A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberZobel, Christopher W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRees, Loren P.en
dc.contributor.departmentBusiness Information Technologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:11:09Zen
dc.date.adate2004-04-30en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:11:09Zen
dc.date.issued2004-04-26en
dc.date.rdate2005-04-30en
dc.date.sdate2004-04-28en
dc.description.abstractImplementing an e-market for limited supply perishable asset (LiSPA) products is a problem at the intersection of online purchasing and distributed decision support systems (DistDSS). In this dissertation, we introduce and define LiSPA products, provide real-world examples, develop a framework for a distributed system to implement an e-market for LiSPA products, and provide proof-of-concept for the two major components of the framework. The DistDSS framework requires customers to instantiate agents that learn their preferences and evaluate products on their behalf. Accurately eliciting and modeling customer preferences in a quick and easy manner is a major hurdle for implementing this agent-based system. A methodology is developed for this problem using conjoint analysis and neural networks. The framework also contains a model component that is addressed in this work. The model component is presented as a mediator of customer negotiation that uses the agent-based preference models mentioned above and employs a linear programming model to maximize overall satisfaction of the total market.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-04282004-110741en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04282004-110741/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27401en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLoPinto_ETD.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPreferencesen
dc.subjectLinear Programmingen
dc.subjectWeb Servicesen
dc.subjectDecision Support Systemsen
dc.subjectAgentsen
dc.subjectConjoint Analysisen
dc.titleAn Agent-Based Distributed Decision Support System Framework for Mediated Negotiationen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineBusiness Information Technologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en
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