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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 5 WG 5.5 9th Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises held in Poznan, Poland. The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.

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Author:   Luis M. Camarinha-Matos ,  Willy Picard
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Volume:   283
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.991kg
ISBN:  

9781441946546

ISBN 10:   1441946543
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   23 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

VBE Management.- Competency Modeling Targeted on Promotion of Organizations Towards VO Involvement.- A Virtual Breeding Environment Reference Model and Its Instantiation Methodology.- Systemic Strategic Management for VBEs in the Manufacturing Sector.- Networking Agrifood SMEs and Consumer Groups in Local Agribusiness.- Social Capital, Value Systems and Soft Issues.- Collaborative Networks and Social Capital: A Theoretical and Practical Convergence.- Analysis of Core-Values Alignment in Collaborative Networks.- Quantitative Analysis of the Soft Factor “Cooperation Climate” in Collaborative Networks.- Value Creation in Networks.- Value Creation Elements in Learning Collaborative Networked Organizations.- Sustainability of Virtual Collaborative Networks.- Going Virtual in the European Biopharmaceutical Industry: Conductors and Oxpeckers Make It.- Negotiation in Collaborative Networks.- Agreement Negotiation Support in VO Creation.- Using UML/WS-CDL for Modeling Negotiation Scenarios.- Automating Decisions for Inter-Enterprise Collaboration Management.- Construction of Collaboration Structures.- Data Mining to Discover Enterprise Networks.- Life Cycle of the Cooperation Networks Environment: A Case Study of a Construction Company’s Project of an Automotive Motor Firm.- Critical Thinking and Concept Design Generation in a Collaborative Network.- Management of Collaborative Networks.- A TOC Perspective to Improve the Management of Collaborative Networks.- The Application of the Closed-Loop Lifecycle Management in Virtual Organization.- Qualitative Monitoring to Support Pro-Active VO Management.- Coordination of Supply Chain Activities: A Coalition-Based Approach.- Process Definition and Modeling.- Collaborative Process Definition Using An Ontology-Based Approach.-Business Process Modelling for Academic Virtual Organizations.- Using BPEL for Behavioural Concepts in ODP Enterprise Language.- Risk Treatment Templates for Configurable Reference Modeling in the Construction Industry.- Knowledge Management and Ontologies.- A Rule-Based Approach for Customizing Knowledge Search in CNOs.- Exploring Ontology Adoption and Diffusion in the Construction Virtual Enterprise.- Understanding of Knowledge from Two Mutually Related Aspects.- Collaborative Decision Making.- Decentralised Decision Making in Non-Hierarchical Networks.- A Reference Model for Distributed Decision Making Through A Multi-Agent Approach.- VirtualECare: Group Decision Supported by idea Generation and Argumentation.- Communication Protocols for Collaborative Forecasting.- Affective Computing and Cultural Issues.- Affective Computing and Collaborative Networks: Towards Emotion-Aware Interaction.- Cultural Determinants of Creating Modern Organisations – The Role of Trust.- Squeak, an Invisible Laboratory for Teachers as Learners.- Virtual Teams and Social Protocols.- Modelling Multithreaded Social Protocols with Coloured Petri Nets.- Virtual Team Working: Current Issues and Directions for the Future.- Framework for Open, Distributed and Self-Managed Social Platforms.- Complex Adaptive Systems.- Towards a Collaborative Model for Wireless Sensor Networks.- Supporting Complex Adaptive Processes with Lightweight Platforms.- Software Agents in Virtual Organizations: Good Faith and Trust.- Network Analysis and Strategic Processes.- Network Structure Analysis for Multicultural Industrial CNO.- Strategic Information System (SIS) of Virtual Organization (VO).- Proactive Management of Business Change.- Quality, Governance and Legal Issues.- On Quality Issues in Networked ValueConstellations.- Devolution in a Virtual Enterprise.- Legal Framework for eCommerce Tax Analysis.- Collaboration Infrastructures.- The Ecolead Collaborative Business Infrastructure for Networked Organizations.- Web Services-Based Collaborative System for Distributed Engineering.- Discovery and Selection of Certified Web Services Through Registry-Based Testing and Verification.- Service-Oriented Approaches.- An E-Service SOA Model for Virtual Service Enterprises.- A Service Oriented Framework for Mobile Business Virtual Communities.- Dynamic Adaptation, Composition and Orchestration of Web Services in Virtual Environments.- An Approach for Establishing Trust Relationships in the Web Service Technology.- Transportation Networks & Mobile Business.- Impact of Benefit Sharing Among Companies in the Implantation of a Collaborative Transportation System - An Application in the Furniture Industry.- Intelligent Transport System Based on RFID and Multi-Agent Approaches.- Making the Mobile Process Service Market, with a Smart Business Network, in the Northern Dimension.- Regional Manifestations of CN-1.- Towards a Sustainable Innovation Framework to Assess New Indo-Swiss Collaboration Scenarios.- Enriching Collaboration Among Eastern European SMEs Through Dedicated Virtual Platform.- E-Government in Poland Against the Background of Other EU Countries.- A Typology of French Marketplaces: Looking into a Collaborative Future.- Regional Manifestations of CN-2.- Scenarios to Collaborate with Emerging Markets: Initial Focus India.- The Virtual Development Office Framework for Business Networks: A Case Study from the Umbrian Packaging District.- Planning and Initiating Virtual Collaborative Networks for SMEs in Rural Areas – An Example from the Finnish Archipelago.- CollaborativeResearch Networks: Institute Factory of Millennium-Brazil.

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