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A Case Study of Agent-Based Virtual Enterprise Modelling

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The paper presents VIRT_CONSTRUCT, an agent-based virtual enterprise, dedicated to private houses construction, focusing on the specific ontology, and on the added value of learning capability inclusion.

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Oprea, M. (2005). A Case Study of Agent-Based Virtual Enterprise Modelling. In: Pěchouček, M., Petta, P., Varga, L.Z. (eds) Multi-Agent Systems and Applications IV. CEEMAS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3690. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11559221_78

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