There are diverse software tools for laboratory economic experiments, which allow fast programming of auctions.
[6][7][8] Auction websites reside in three categories according to the business model.
[12][13][14] Ariba patented its auction software technology and won a case worth over $6M against Emptoris Inc. in 2009.
[16] A smart contract is code that is executed on top of the blockchain.
[22] General game playing was also proposed for trading agents in supply chain management thereunder price negotiation in online auctions from 2003 on.