Title: Taboo search as an intelligent agent for bid evaluation

Authors: Dalila Boughaci, Habiba Drias

Addresses: Department of Computer Science, Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology, BP.32-EL-ALIA Bab-Ezzouar, 16111, Algiers, Algeria. ' Department of Computer Science, Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology, BP.32-EL-ALIA Bab-Ezzouar, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

Abstract: These last years, many researchers have focused on e-commerce, particularly on the market architecture and on the negotiation protocols. This paper tries to propose a taboo search-based approach to solve the bid evaluation problem in e-commerce. The proposed approach considers the cost, risk, and temporal constraints to evaluate complex bids of suppliers. It is performed by an intelligent agent using taboo search concepts to select the optimal set of bids for coordinated tasks. A clients/server model for e-commerce integrating the taboo search agent is discussed.

Keywords: bid evaluation; electronic commerce; e-commerce; taboo search; intelligent agents; tabu search; bundled bids; scheduling constraints.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2005.007639

International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, 2005 Vol.3 No.2, pp.170 - 186

Published online: 30 Aug 2005 *

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