Research on e-commerce transaction networks using multi-agent modelling and open application programming interface

Authored by Chunhui Piao, Xufang Han, Harris Wu

Date Published: 2010

DOI: 10.1080/17517575.2010.502975

Sponsors: International S&T Cooperation Program of China

Platforms: No platforms listed

Model Documentation: Other Narrative Mathematical description

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

Abstract

We provide a formal definition of an e-commerce transaction network. Agent-based modelling is used to simulate e-commerce transaction networks. For real-world analysis, we studied the open application programming interfaces (APIs) from eBay and Taobao e-commerce websites and captured real transaction data. Pajek is used to visualise the agent relationships in the transaction network. We derived one-mode networks from the transaction network and analysed them using degree and betweenness centrality. Integrating multi-agent modelling, open APIs and social network analysis, we propose a new way to study large-scale e-commerce systems.

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Social Network Analysis complex adaptive system cybernetics Systems Theory 2-mode network e-commerce transaction network multi-agent modelling and simulation open API systems science