@inproceedings{96890d844ce3492eb5767dc84f753dab,
title = "OFFER: A broker-centered object framework for electronic requisitioning",
abstract = "Procurement is one of the most important business functions. Especially in highly mechanized mass-production industries, the proportion of income dollars spent on purchasing is relatively high. Distributed object systems provide a key to building interoperable applications that can execute on a range of platforms. We propose a CORBA-based object framework called OFFER, focused on electronic procurement and business-to-business commerce. This paper discusses the design and implementation of the electronic broker in OFFER. Key functionality of the broker is the ability to search in underlying electronic catalogs and the ability to use auction mechanisms to buy or sell goods.",
author = "Martin Bichler and Carrie Beam and Arie Segev",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998.; International IFIP/GI Working Conference on Trends in Distributed Systems for Electronic Commerce, TREC 1998 ; Conference date: 03-06-1998 Through 05-06-1998",
year = "1998",
doi = "10.1007/bfb0053408",
language = "English",
isbn = "3540645640",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "154--165",
editor = "Winfried Lamersdorf and Michael Merz",
booktitle = "Trends in Distributed Systems for Electronic Commerce - International IFIP/GI Working Conference, TREC 1998, Proceedings",
}