01742nas a2200253   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001200043653001400055653002400069653001100093653002100104653001500125100001900140700002700159700002200186700001600208245009600224856009800320300001000418490000600428520104000434022001401474       2015                            d  c12/201510aAutomatic10aMulti-Agent Systems10aAgents10aValue Management10aRegulation1 aMoamin Mahmoud1 aMohd Sharifuddin Ahmad1 aMohd Zaliman Yuso1 aArazi Idrus00aAn Automated Negotiation-based Framework via Multi-Agent System for the Construction Domain  uhttp://www.ijimai.org/journal/sites/default/files/files/2015/11/ijimai20153_5_3_pdf_28774.pdf  a23-270 v33 aIn this paper, we propose an automated multi-agent negotiation framework for decision making in the construction domain. It enables software agents to conduct negotiations and autonomously make decisions. The proposed framework consists of two types of components, internal and external. Internal components are integrated into the agent architecture while the external components are blended within the environment to facilitate the negotiation process. The internal components are negotiation algorithm, negotiation style, negotiation protocol, and solution generators. The external components are the negotiation base and the conflict resolution algorithm. We also discuss the decision making process flow in such system. There are three main processes in decision making for specific projects, which are propose solutions, negotiate solutions and handling conflict outcomes (conflict resolution). We finally present the proposed architecture that enables software agents to conduct automated negotiation in the construction domain.  a1989-1660