Virtual Enterprise Integration : Technological and Organizational Perspectives

by PUTNIK, GORAN; CUNHA, MARIA MANUELA

• ISBN13: 9781591404064
• ISBN10: 1591404061
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Igi Global

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Section I: Introduction-Towards a New Virtual Enterprise Integration Paradigm
Chapter I Virtual Enterprise Integration: Challenges of a New Paradigm	1	(31)
Goran D. Putnik, University of Minho, Portugal
Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Rui Sousa, University of Minho, Portugal
Paulo Ávila, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
Section II: Societal and Organizational Requirements
Chapter II Virtuality and the Future of Organizations	32	(15)
Erastos Filos, European Commission, Information Society Directorate-General, Belgium
Chapter III Collaborative Networked Organizations for Eco-Consistent Supply Chains	47	(31)
Rinaldo C. Michelini, University di Genova, Italy
Roberto P. Razzoli, University di Genova, Italy
Chapter IV Business Alignment Requirements and Dynamic Organizations	78	(24)
Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Goran D. Putnik, University of Minho, Portugal
Chapter V Collaborative Network Models: Overview and Functional Requirements	102	(22)
Sonja Ellmann, Universität Bremen, Germany
Jens Eschenbaecher, Universität Bremen, Germany
Chapter VI BM_ Virtual Enterprise: A Model for Dynamics and Virtuality	124	(21)
Goran D. Putnik, University of Minho, Portugal
Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Rui Sousa, University of Minho, Portugal
Paulo Ávila, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
Section III: Generative Integration
Chapter VII Market of Resources as a Virtual Enterprise Integration Enabler	145	(21)
Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Goran D. Putnik, University of Minho, Portugal
Angappa Gunasekaran, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, USA
Paulo Ávila, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
Chapter VIII Broker Performance for Agile/Virtual Enterprise Integration	166	(20)
Paulo Ávila, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
Goran D. Putnik, University of Minho, Porgual
Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Chapter IX Integration in Cooperative Distributed Systems: Privacy-Based Brokering Architecture for Virtual Enterprises	186	(21)
Abdulmutalib Masaud-Wahaishi, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Hamada Ghenniwa, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Weiming Shen, University of Western Ontario and National Research Council Canada, Canada
Chapter X Dynamic Contract Generation for Dynamic Business Relationships	207	(22)
Simon Field, Matching Systems, UK
Yigal Hoffner, IBM Research Laboratory GmbH, Switzerland
Chapter XI Contributions to an Electronic Institution Supporting Virtual Enterpises' Life Cycle	229	(18)
Ana Paula Rocha, University of Porto, Portugal
Henrique Lopes Cardoso, University of Porto, Portugal
Eugénio Oliveira, University of Porto, Portugal
Chapter XI Use of Situation Room Analysis to Enhance Business Integration Aspects of a Virtual Enterprise	247	(16)
Bob Roberts, Kingston University, UK
Adamantios Koumpis, ALTEC S.A., Greece
Chapter XIII Virtual Enterprise Coalition Strategy with Game Theoretic Multiagent Paradigm	263	(20)
Toshiya Kaihara, Kobe University, Japan
Susumu Fujii, Kobe University, Japan
Section IV: Technologies for Integration
Chapter XIV Semantic Distance, the Next Step?	283	(14)
Ted Goranson, Sirius-Beta and Old Dominion University, USA
Chapter XV IT Infrastructures and Standards for VE Integration Development	297	(19)
Nicolaos Protogeros, University of Macedonia, Greece
Chapter XVI Interactive Models for Virtual Enterprises	316	(18)
Håvard D. Jørgensen, Computas, Norway
John Krogstie, SINTEF and NTNU, Norway
Chapter XVII Machine Learning Techniques for Wrapper Maintenance	334	(17)
Kristina Lerman, University of Southern California, USA
Steven N. Minton, Fetch Technologies Inc., USA
Craig A. Knoblock, Fetch Technologies Inc. and University of Southern California, USA
Chapter XVIII Information Technology Infrastructure and Solutions	351	(15)
Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Goran D. Putnik, University of Minho, Portugal
Joaquim Silva, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Chapter XIX Consortium Agreement Template for Virtual Enterprises	366	(16)
José Dinis Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal
Nuno Afonso Moreira, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Luis Carlos Pires, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Section V: Projects and Case Studies
Chapter XX Virtual Enterprises and the Case of BIDSAVER	382	(18)
Nicolaos Protogeros, University of Macedonia, Greece
Chapter XXI Implementation Options for Virtual Organizations: A Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Approach	400	(17)
Bob Roberts, Kingston University, UK
Adomas Svirskas, Kingston University, UK
Jonathan Ward, Kingston University, UK
Chapter XXII Collaborative Industrial Automation: Toward the Integration of a Dynamic Reconfigurable Shop Floor into a Virtual Factory	417	(19)
Armando Walter Colombo, Schneider Electric P&T HUB, Germany
Ronald Schoop, Schneider Electric P&T HUB, Germany
Appendix	436	(4)
About the Authors	440	(8)
Index	448