Agent enabled composition of Services Bundles for M-Commerce Applications

The time, technical, and location constraints of mobile consumers demand the creation of customized ‘bundles’ of services that meet their requirements and can be dynamically created from the available service providers. The dynamic nature of such a service is crucial due to the ever-changing availability of services. Providers can only provide a limited amount of perishable services at one time, with the inability to build up “inventory” to meet peak demand. Unused services result in lost ‘economic rent’ for organizations. By providing an infrastructure that will allow consumer to view available services in the area that meets their particular needs, both the consumer and service provider benefit. The consumer is spared from the cognitive burden of searching through a plethora of services to find one that meets their needs. Also, the service provider is given the opportunity to sell remaining services to minimize their lost economic rent.