This study deals with the Distributed Buying Problem, that is, the problem faced by
geographically distributed businesses when it comes to optimising buyer time and global
businesses resources. It adopts a software agent-based approach to the problem. A
literature survey was carried out to review the relatively new field of software agents and
mobile agents in particular. The role of agents in electronic commerce was also studied.
A mobile agent system was then designed and implemented to serve as a proof-ofconcept
system for an agent-based solution to the problem. The design and
implementation are then discussed. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2002.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/5046 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Reddy, Kamil. |
| Contributors | Goddard, Wayne. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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