The Strategies for Quorum Satisfaction in Host-to-Host Meeting Scheduling Negotiation
Abstract: This paper proposes
two strategies for satisfying the quorum of two colliding meetings through host-to-host
negotiation scheme. The strategy is to let a member attend the other meeting
under the condition that the group decision regarding the schedule is not
changed and meeting quorum is fulfilled, namely the unassignment strategy.
Another strategy is to substitute the absent personnel member in order to keep
the number of attendees above the quorum, namely the substitution strategy.
This paper adapts a mechanism design approach, which is Clarke Tax Mechanism,
in order to implement incentive compatibility and individual rationality
principle in meeting scheduling. By using the unassignment strategy and
substitution strategy, the meetings can still be held simultaneously according
to the schedule without the need for rescheduling. This paper shows the
simulation result of using the strategies within some scenarios. It
demonstrates that the number of meeting failures caused by unsatisfied quorum
can be reduced with host-to-host negotiation.
Keywords: meeting scheduling,
conflict handling, negotiation strategies, Clarke Tax mechanism, meeting quorum
Author: Rani Megasari
Journal Code: jptkomputergg160022
