A Hybrid Method for Improving Agent-based Negotiation Efficiency in Supply Chain
Considering the condition of negotiation failure or man-made termination of negotiation for increasing efficiency of negotiation, this research presents a hybrid method for improving agent-based multi-attribute negotiation efficiency (HIAMNE) in supply chain (SC) coordination. This method aggregates preference information of negotiators in SC in twice. Firstly, compromise group preference order is ascertained by using preference information, which is newly provided by negotiators, and compromise preference information (CPI), which is formed in previously agent-based automatically negotiation process and calculated by using a compromise preference model. Secondly, group preferences are aggregated by using a relative entropy model, which is established based on entropy theory meanwhile considering the multiple attributes in SC negotiation. The method of HIAMNE has the merit of fulfilling the necessary requirement of group decision-making, i.e. maximizing preference consistency of group decision-making and keeping minimum gap of negotiators’ utility and group preference.
Negotiation Supply chain coordination Agent Negotiation efficiency
Xiaolong Xue Yaowu Wang Qiping Shen
School of Management Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China Department of Building and Real Estate The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong
国际会议
2007 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Lofistics
山东济南
英文
2007-08-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）