An abstract, argumentation-theoretic approach to default reasoning
Artificial Intelligence
Making Hard Decisions with Decisiontools Suite
Making Hard Decisions with Decisiontools Suite
Dialectic proof procedures for assumption-based, admissible argumentation
Artificial Intelligence
Computing ideal sceptical argumentation
Artificial Intelligence
A unified and general framework for argumentation-based negotiation
Proceedings of the 6th international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems
Computing Arguments and Attacks in Assumption-Based Argumentation
IEEE Intelligent Systems
Intelligent agents for supporting construction procurement negotiation
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
The ArguGRID Platform: An Overview
GECON '08 Proceedings of the 5th international workshop on Grid Economics and Business Models
25 years of applications of logic programming in Italy
A 25-year perspective on logic programming
Dominant decisions by argumentation agents
ArgMAS'09 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
| Hi-index | 0.00 |
Procurement is the complete process of obtaining goods and services -- from preparation and processing of a requisition through to receipt and approval of the invoice for payment. The support for eProcurement is important for realising agent-based eBusiness applications. This paper proposes the use of argumentation-based agents to support the selection of suppliers for goods and services within the negotiation phase of procurement. Argumentation is used to compare candidate suppliers and identify the one that best meets the buyer's business-specific needs. The use of argumentation-based technology presents important advantages over traditional procurement methods such as competitive bidding, direct negotiation or single-source acquisition in that it can cope with qualitative uncertainty and preferences as well as the construction of contracts. We apply the method to the industrial procurement of an eOrdering system.