Visualization of barter trade | |
| Author | Dai, Hanbo |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CS-06-08 |
| Subject(s) | Barter--Simulation methods Visualization |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. CS-06-08 |
| Abstract | Modern barter differs from traditional barter primarily in that it uses a form of private label currency for transactions. An intermediary called the trade exchange then manages all trade in order to maximize trade volume, which is equivalent to maximizing long-run cash flow. This thesis addresses the problem of visualizing various aspects of barter trade networks, including cash flow. We develop a novel algorithm to decompose a trade network into a set of cash flow cycles and one to analyze the fragility of a trade network. We apply a number of existing visualization techniques to graphically display the results of these algorithms and to perform other analyses of the networks such as clustering and grouping. The techniques are implemented and evaluated on a set of sample problems |
| Year | 2006 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. CS-06-08 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Computer Science (CS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Haddawy, Peter;Janecek, Paul; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Dailey, Matthew; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of China ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 |