Retailer selection in future open competitive communications environments

Louta, M; Demestichas, P; Tzifa, E; Loutas, E; Anagnostou, M

dc.contributor.author	Louta, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Demestichas, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Tzifa, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Loutas, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Anagnostou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:18Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	0140-3664	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14925
dc.subject	0-1 Linear programming	en
dc.subject	Learning from experience	en
dc.subject	Retailer	en
dc.subject	Service architecture	en
dc.subject	Telecommunications information networking architecture	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Information Systems	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Computer architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Linear programming	en
dc.subject.other	Problem solving	en
dc.subject.other	Quality of service	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication information networking architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication networks	en
dc.title	Retailer selection in future open competitive communications environments	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0140-3664(01)00393-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-3664(01)00393-0	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	The highly competitive communications markets of the future should encompass mechanisms for enabling users to find and associate with the most appropriate retailers, i.e. those offering at a certain time period adequate quality services in a cost efficient manner. This paper presents such mechanisms. Our starting point is the definition of a business case, through which the role of the best candidate-retailer selection problem is explained. In the sequel, the problem is analysed and the identified sub-problems are concisely defined, mathematically formulated and solved. The identified components of the best candidate-retailer selection problem involve the evaluation of the quality of a retailer offer and the reduction of the set of candidate retailers by exploiting learning from experience notions. In the final sections, results are provided and concluding remarks are made. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Computer Communications	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0140-3664(01)00393-0	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000174690600004	en
dc.identifier.volume	25	en
dc.identifier.issue	7	en
dc.identifier.spage	662	en
dc.identifier.epage	675	en