Virtual organizations : systems and practices /
edited by Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Hamideh Afsarmanesh and Martin Ollus.
- New York : Springer, c2005.
- x, 340 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Foreword1: Concepts And Models1.1 Brief Historical Perspective For Virtual Organizations;Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Hamideh Afsarmanesh 1.2 Base Concepts; Mehmet Kurumluoglu, Rita Nostdal, Iris Karvonen 1.3 Modeling For Virtual Organizations; Herman Loh, Chunyan Zhang, Bernhard Katzy 1.4 Reference Models For VOS; Bernhard Katzy. Chunyan Zhang, Herman Loh 1.5 Ontology And Knowledge Management; Frank Lillehagen 1.6 Collaborative Networks: A New Scientific Discipline; Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Hamideh Afsarmanesh2: Infrastructures2.1 ICT Infrastructures For VO; Luis M. Camarinha-Matos 2.2 Emerging Technologies And Standards; Ersin C. Kaletas, Hamideh Afsarmanesh, Maria Anastasiou, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos 2.3 Security Frameworks; Jaroslaw Magiera, Adam Pawlak2.4 Interior Facilities; Karsten Menzel3: Implementation Issues3.1 Legal And Contractual Framework For The VO; Mark Shelbourn, Tarek Hassan, Chris Carter 3.2 Performance Measurement; V. Stich, M. Weidemann, A. Sennheiser, K. Glaubitt,M. Schnetzler 3.3 Socio-Organizational Issues; Yacine Rezgui, Jan Wilson, Wendy Olphert, Leela Damodaran4: Case Studies4.1 Survey Of Industry Case Studies; Roberto Santoro, Andrea Bifulco 4.2 VO In The Electronics Sector; Maciej Witczynski, Adam Pawlak 4.3 VO In One-Of-A-Kind Industry; Iris Karvonen 4.4 Virtual Organisations In The Service Industry; Kim Jansson 4.5 Virtuellefabrik.ch -- A Source Network For VE In Mechatronics; Adrian Pluss, Charles Huber 4.6 VO In The Courier, Express And Parcel Industry; Holger Luczak, Voilcer Stich, Patrick Wader 5: Towards Structuring The Research On Virtual Organizations; Martin Ollus Annex: Reference Projects ALIVE BAP BIDSAVER CE-NET II e-COGNOS E-COLLEG EKMF eLEGAL e-MMEDIATE EuroShoE EXTERNAL FETISH-ETF GENESIS GLOBEMEN GNOSIS-VF iCSS IDEAS ISTforCE MASSYVE NIMCube OSMOS PRODCHAIN PRODNET II PROMINENCE SYMPHONY TeIeCARE THlNKcreative VDA VLAMG VOmap Author Index Subject Index
The area of Virtual Organizations as a main component of the new discipline of Collaborative Networks has been particularly active in Europe where a large number of R&D projects have been funded. Many projects and practical developments of collaborative networks have also been taking place in other regions, namely the USA, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. The fast evolution of the information and communication technologies and in particular the so-called Internet technologies, also represents an important motivator for the emergence of new forms of collaboration. However, the research in many of these cases is highly fragmented, considering that each project is focused on solving specific problems. As such, there is no effective consolidation/harmonization among them in order to have an effective impact and facilitate the interaction among the involved experts. This book represents a contribution to the consolidation of the already vast amount of empirical knowledge and practical experience. As such, a synthesis of results collected from the analysis of a large number of projects and industry case studies is presented, focusing on the following main areas of work on virtual organizations: Principles and models, ICT infrastructures and tools, Implementation issues, and Case studies. Virtual Organizations: Systems and Practices provides valuable elements for the researchers, engineers, managers and industry planners, PhD students, and decision-makers interested in research and innovative development activities in the area of e-business and collaborative networks.
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