A multi-agent system for e-chartering

Sardis, MS; Lambrou, MA

dc.contributor.author	Sardis, MS	en
dc.contributor.author	Lambrou, MA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:44:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:44:23Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/31795
dc.subject	A UML	en
dc.subject	GAIA	en
dc.subject	Maritime e-Chartering	en
dc.subject	Multi-agent systems	en
dc.subject.other	Agents	en
dc.subject.other	Communication	en
dc.subject.other	Electronic commerce	en
dc.subject.other	Engineering research	en
dc.subject.other	Intelligent agents	en
dc.subject.other	Internet	en
dc.subject.other	Multi agent systems	en
dc.subject.other	Unified Modeling Language	en
dc.subject.other	Business to business (B2B) transactions	en
dc.subject.other	Design methodologies	en
dc.subject.other	E business	en
dc.subject.other	Electronic-business	en
dc.subject.other	Gaia methodology	en
dc.subject.other	Information and communication technology (ITC)	en
dc.subject.other	International conferences	en
dc.subject.other	Life Cycle (LC)	en
dc.subject.other	Maritime sector	en
dc.subject.other	Market participants	en
dc.subject.other	Multi agent system (MAS)	en
dc.subject.other	Pilot applications	en
dc.subject.other	Potential impacts	en
dc.subject.other	Research and development	en
dc.subject.other	Visual specification	en
dc.subject.other	Software agents	en
dc.title	A multi-agent system for e-chartering	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/ICEBE.2007.61	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICEBE.2007.61	en
heal.identifier.secondary	4402099	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Electronic business and agents are among the most important and exciting areas of research and development in information and communication technology, with considerable potential impact and opportunities for the maritime sector. This paper proposes the design of a Multi-Agent system for Internet Virtual Chartering Markets (MAVCM). The MAVCM system applies for business-to-business transactions in maritime markets, and provides mechanisms for Internet-based chartering informational and transactional services. The lifecycle of the proposed system offers a solution for efficiently handling the processes involving a charterer who owns the cargo and employs a shipbroker to find a shipowner to deliver the cargo for a certain freight rate. The objective is to enable maritime market participants to electronically charter, trade and transport cargos based on information and transactions over Internet via their software agents. The roles of the identified MA VCM software agents as well as the processes of the involved agents in a chartering application scenario are described. Agent methodologies and technologies for the analysis and the design of an e-Chartering system are presented. The GAIA methodology and A-UML have been used in the design methodology employed and have been applied for the visual specification of the present pilot application scenario. © 2007 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings - ICEBE 2007: IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering - Workshops: SOAIC 2007; SOSE 2007; SOKM 2007	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/ICEBE.2007.61	en
dc.identifier.spage	257	en
dc.identifier.epage	267	en