E-commerce bargain-hunting with an unBun model

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 offering...

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Main Authors: Yahalom, R., Madnick, S.E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Airports
Consumer electronics
Costs
Hip
Packaging
Pricing
Software packages
Software tools
World Wide Web
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Summary: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.
DOI:10.1109/COOPIS.1999.792169