Title :
E-commerce bargain-hunting with an unBun model
Author :
Yahalom, Raphael ; Madnick, Stuart E.
Author_Institution :
Sloan Sch. of Manage., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
First-generation comparison-shopping software tools in general have limitations in dealing with bundled products. A new generic model for e-commerce comparison-shopping, based on a logical unBundling of sellers´ offerings, is presented. The model captures dominance relationship between offerings and consumer requirements and may serve as a foundation for a variety of shopping decision support software tools. The model provides a basis for defining notions of bargains and designing algorithms for searching for them. Various implications and remaining challenges are outlined
Keywords :
electronic commerce; query processing; bargain-hunting; bargains; comparison-shopping software tools; e-commerce; logical unBundling; searching; shopping decision support software; unBun model; Acceleration; Airports; Consumer electronics; Costs; Hip; Packaging; Pricing; Software packages; Software tools; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Cooperative Information Systems, 1999. CoopIS '99. Proceedings. 1999 IFCIS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0384-5
DOI :
10.1109/COOPIS.1999.792169