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Wu, J., Gan, R. (2007). Norm-Based Contract Net Protocol for Coordination in Multi-Agent Systems. In: Charrel, PJ., Galarreta, D. (eds) Project Management and Risk Management in Complex Projects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5837-0_5

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