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Negotiation Automation Platform
CONTENTS
1 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 53
1.1
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 53
1.2
Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 53
1.3
Scope ................................................................................................................................ 53
1.4
Audience ........................................................................................................................... 54
1.5
Use ................................................................................................................................... 54
1.6
Terms and Definitions ........................................................................................................ 54
2 Motivation ...................................................................................................................... 55
2.1 Target Domains for NAP .................................................................................................... 57 2.1.1 Manufacturing ................................................................................................................... 57 2.1.2 Logistics .............................................................................................................................. 58
3 Technology ..................................................................................................................... 60
3.1
Negotiation AI ................................................................................................................... 61
3.2
Negotiation Communication Platform ................................................................................ 62
3.3
Enterprise System .............................................................................................................. 63
3.4
Negotiation AI System Architecture ................................................................................... 64
4 Business .......................................................................................................................... 64
4.1
Benefits and Issues ............................................................................................................ 64
4.2
Promotion of NAP ............................................................................................................. 66
4.2.1
Industry IoT Consortium ( iiconsortium . org )...................................................................... 66
4.2.2
Automated Negotiation SCM Consortium ( automated-negotiation . org )......................... 67
4.2.3
Supply Chain Management League ................................................................................... 68
5 Case Studies .................................................................................................................... 69
5.1
Electronic Component Procurement ................................................................................... 69
5.2
Procurement of Parts and Sale of Automobiles ................................................................... 73
5.3
Air Cargo Coordination ...................................................................................................... 76
6 Invitation to NAP Trials ................................................................................................... 78
7 Summary and Future Directions ...................................................................................... 79
7.1
Summary ........................................................................................................................... 79
7.2
Future Directions ............................................................................................................... 80
8 References ...................................................................................................................... 80 9 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... 81
FIGURES
Figure 2-1 : Automation of negotiation by AI agents . .................................................................................. 56 Figure 2-2 : Contributions of NAP in the manufacturing industry . .............................................................. 58
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