Title
Decision Support under Imperfections in Electronic Commerce
Abstract
The selection of products and services is a central issue in electronic commerce. Available data is often not sufficient to allow a precise evaluation and user preferences are usually vague. In this paper, a model for deciding under imperfect information is presented. The decision model handles two types of imperfections: imprecisions on the side of the alternatives and vagueness in the preferences of the users. Incomplete description of the alternatives may result in imprecisions in the evaluation of their features. The decision model provides a framework to reduce these imprecisions by completing information from external sources. Besides, fuzzy query conditions allow users to express vague preferences. A scenario illustrates the use of the decision model where the goal is to select a rental apartment from classified advertisements with respect to its availability by public transport.
Year
DOI
Venue
2000
10.1109/DEXA.2000.875078
DEXA Workshop
Keywords
Field
DocType
available data,fuzzy query condition,imperfect information,classified advertisement,central issue,precise evaluation,external source,vague preference,decision model,electronic commerce,decision support,investments,internet,information retrieval,decision models,diabetes,packaging,decision support systems,fuzzy logic,energy efficiency,public transport
Data mining,Vagueness,Computer science,Fuzzy logic,Decision support system,Public transport,Decision model,Perfect information,Fuzzy query,Database,Renting
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-7695-0680-1
3
0.51
References 
Authors
3
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
G. Lukacs130.51