Publication Type:
Conference Paper
Source:
Workshop on Technologies for the Organisation, Adaptation and Simulation of Transportation Systems (TOASTS@SASO), Lyon, France (2012)
Keywords:
Negotiation;
Search;
NB3;
Logistics
Abstract:
Package delivery companies compete with each other and have costumers spread over wide areas. We propose a negotiation algorithm that allows companies and individual postmen to negotiate over who delivers what package. This way, package delivery can be made more efficient, yielding a higher profit and/or lower costs for all parties. Our system does not force competing companies to co-operate, but proposes solutions that allow all parties to increase their individual profit.
