Agent-based formation of virtual organisations

@article{citeulike:399957, abstract = {Virtual organisations (VOs) are composed of a number of individuals, departments or organisations each of which has a range of capabilities and resources at their disposal. These VOs are formed so that resources may be pooled and services combined with a view to exploiting a perceived market niche. However, in the modern commercial environment it is essential to respond rapidly to changes in the market to remain competitive. Thus, there is a need for robust, agile, flexible systems to support the process of VO management. Within the CONOISE (www.conoise.org) project, agent-based models and techniques are being developed for the automated formation and maintenance of virtual organisations. In this paper we focus on the former, namely how an effective VO may be formed rapidly for a specified purpose.}, author = {Norman, Timothy J. and Preece, Alun and Chalmers, Stuart and Jennings, Nicholas R. and Luck, Michael and Dang, Viet D. and Nguyen, Thuc D. and Deora, Vikas and Shao, Jianhua and Gray, Alex W. and Fiddian, Nick J. }, citeulike-article-id = {399957}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2004.03.005}, journal = {Knowledge-Based Systems}, keywords = {agent, virtual\_organization}, month = {May}, number = {2-4}, pages = {103--111}, posted-at = {2008-07-08 09:41:48}, priority = {2}, title = {Agent-based formation of virtual organisations}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2004.03.005}, volume = {17}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:399957 L3 - citeulike-article-id:399957 TI - Agent-based formation of virtual organisations JF - Knowledge-Based Systems VL - 17 IS - 2-4 SP - 103 EP - 111 N2 - Virtual organisations (VOs) are composed of a number of individuals, departments or organisations each of which has a range of capabilities and resources at their disposal. These VOs are formed so that resources may be pooled and services combined with a view to exploiting a perceived market niche. However, in the modern commercial environment it is essential to respond rapidly to changes in the market to remain competitive. Thus, there is a need for robust, agile, flexible systems to support the process of VO management. Within the CONOISE (www.conoise.org) project, agent-based models and techniques are being developed for the automated formation and maintenance of virtual organisations. In this paper we focus on the former, namely how an effective VO may be formed rapidly for a specified purpose. KW - agent KW - virtual_organization AU - Norman, Timothy AU - Preece, Alun AU - Chalmers, Stuart AU - Jennings, Nicholas AU - Luck, Michael AU - Dang, Viet AU - Nguyen, Thuc AU - Deora, Vikas AU - Shao, Jianhua AU - Gray, Alex AU - Fiddian, Nick PY - 2004/05// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2004.03.005 ER -