| 摘要 |
An expert system reverse auction exchange is provided that links buyers and vendors of commodity products through a wide area network connection to a system server. The system server includes a graphical user interface, a system database, and an expert system program. Using the graphical user interface, a buyer can enter a request for quotation (RFQ) on a particular product, and can then manage the reverse auction process and their vendor relationships. The expert system program selects the most likely vendors for a particular RFQ by applying a product filter based on the RFQ specifications entered by the buyer, and a geographic filter that compares the location of the likely vendors with the location of the buyer and ranks the vendors according to geographic proximity to the buyer. Using the graphical user interface and supplied login information, the selected vendors can then log into the system server and place bids against the RFQ.
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