Agent-based formation of virtual organisations

Authored by NR Jennings, TJ Norman, A Preece, S Chalmers, M Luck, VD Dang, TD Nguyen, V Deora, JH Shao, WA Gray, NJ Fiddian

Date Published: 2004-05

DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2004.03.005

Sponsors: BT Exact

Platforms: No platforms listed

Model Documentation: Other Narrative

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

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. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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