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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Stochastic analysis of mobile agent-based e-shopping |
Author: | Qu, W. Shen, H. Sum, J. |
Citation: | International Journal of Electronic Business, 2005; 3(3/4):339-355 |
Publisher: | Inderscience Publishers |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISSN: | 1470-6067 1741-5063 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Wenyu Qu, Hong Shen, John Sum |
Abstract: | In this paper, we consider the problem of mobile agent-based e-shopping. We analyse the probability of success (the probability that an agent can find the destination shop) and the population growth of mobile agents. We found that though a single mobile agent may act randomly, the behaviour of all mobile agents as a whole has some stochastic properties. Our mathematical analysis provides a way to estimate user satisfaction and network performance. Since there is a trade-off between these two factors, managers can achieve maximum benefits by tuning the relevant parameters in our analysis according to the users' requirements and the characteristics of the network. |
Keywords: | mobile agents e-shopping probability of success population distribution e-business electronic business agent-based systems multi-agent systems user satisfaction network performance e-commerce electronic commerce. |
Rights: | Copyright © 2005 Inderscience Enterprises Limited |
DOI: | 10.1504/IJEB.2005.007277 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijeb.2005.007277 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Computer Science publications |
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