TY - GEN
T1 - A relative entropy method for improving agent-based negotiation efficiency of collaborative working in construction projects
AU - Xue, Xiaolong
AU - Lu, Jinfeng
AU - Wang, Yaowu
AU - Shen, Qiping
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - This research presents a relative entropy method for improving agent-based multi-attribute negotiation efficiency (REAMNE) of collaborative working in construction projects (CWCP). This method aggregates preference information of negotiators of CWCP in two steps. Firstly, compromise group preference order is ascertained by using preference information, which is newly provided by negotiators, and compromise preference information, 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 negotiation of CWCP. The method of REAMNE has the merit of fulfilling the necessary requirement of group decision making (GDM), i.e. maximizing preference consistency of GDM and keeping minimum gap of negotiators' utility and group preference.
AB - This research presents a relative entropy method for improving agent-based multi-attribute negotiation efficiency (REAMNE) of collaborative working in construction projects (CWCP). This method aggregates preference information of negotiators of CWCP in two steps. Firstly, compromise group preference order is ascertained by using preference information, which is newly provided by negotiators, and compromise preference information, 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 negotiation of CWCP. The method of REAMNE has the merit of fulfilling the necessary requirement of group decision making (GDM), i.e. maximizing preference consistency of GDM and keeping minimum gap of negotiators' utility and group preference.
KW - Agent
KW - Collaborative working
KW - Negotiation
KW - Relative entropy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38149099251&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
SN - 9783540747796
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 426
EP - 428
BT - Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering - 4th International Conference, CDVE 2007, Proceedings
T2 - 4th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2007
Y2 - 16 September 2007 through 20 September 2007
ER -