A Multi-Agent System for e-barter including Transaction
and Shipping Costs
Natalia López, Manuel Núñez, Ismael Rodríguez, and Fernando Rubio
Dept. Sistemas Informáticos y Programación
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
28040 Madrid. Spain
{natalia,mn,isrodrig,fernando}@sip.ucm.es
ABSTRACT
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INTRODUCTION
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REFERENCES
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