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Real-Time Support for Auctioneers to Determine Optimal Clock Start for Multi-Unit Sequential Dutch Auctions

Alok Gupta, Wolfgang Ketter, Eric van Heck, and Meditya Wasesa. Real-Time Support for Auctioneers to Determine Optimal Clock Start for Multi-Unit Sequential Dutch Auctions. In Eighth Workshop on e-Business, pp. 1–6, AIS, December 2009.

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Abstract

Enterprises continuously seek decision support tools that can help automate and codify business decisions. This is particularly true in the business of consumer electronics manufacturing where components are often interchangeable and several manufacturers can supply the same component over the life of a product. In this kind of dynamic environment, businesses are faced with the choice of signing long-term (possibly quite risky) contracts or of waiting to procure necessary components on the spot market (where availability may be uncertain). Having analytical tools to analyze previous and forecast future market conditions is invaluable. We analyze a supply chain scenario from an economic perspective that involves both component procurement and sales uncertainties. The data we analyze comes from a multi-agent supply chain management simulation environment (TAC SCM) which simulates a one-year product life-cycle. The availability of simulation logs allows us access to a rich set of data which includes the requests and actions taken by all participants in the market. This rich informational access enables us to calculate supply and demand curves, examine market efficiency, and see how specific strategic behaviors of the competing agents are reflected in market dynamics.

BibTeX

@InProceedings{Gupta09WeB,
  author =   {Alok Gupta and Wolfgang Ketter and Eric van Heck and Meditya Wasesa},
  title =    {Real-Time Support for Auctioneers to Determine Optimal Clock Start
              for Multi-Unit Sequential Dutch Auctions},
  booktitle =  {Eighth Workshop on e-Business},
  pages =    {1--6},
  year =     {2009},
  month =    {December},
  abstract = {Enterprises continuously seek decision support tools
  that can help automate and codify business decisions. This is
  particularly true in the business of consumer electronics
  manufacturing where components are often interchangeable and
  several manufacturers can supply the same component over the life
  of a product. In this kind of dynamic environment, businesses are
  faced with the choice of signing long-term (possibly quite risky)
  contracts or of waiting to procure necessary components on the
  spot market (where availability may be uncertain). Having
  analytical tools to analyze previous and forecast future market
  conditions is invaluable. We analyze a supply chain scenario from
  an economic perspective that involves both component procurement
  and sales uncertainties. The data we analyze comes from a
  multi-agent supply chain management simulation environment (TAC
  SCM) which simulates a one-year product life-cycle. The
  availability of simulation logs allows us access to a rich set of
  data which includes the requests and actions taken by all
  participants in the market. This rich informational access enables
  us to calculate supply and demand curves, examine market
  efficiency, and see how specific strategic behaviors of the
  competing agents are reflected in market dynamics.},
  organization = {AIS},
  publisher = {AIS},
  bib2html_pubtype = {Refereed Workshop/Symposium},
  bib2html_rescat = {Trading Agents: Supply-Chain Management},
}

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