Network-Centric Collaboration and Supporting Frameworks: IFIP TC5 WG 5. 5, Seventh IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, 25-27 September 2006, Helsinki, Finland Book

Co-Sponsors     xi
Committees and Referees     xii
Foreword     xiii
Modeling Frameworks     1
Modeling Framework for Collaborative Networked Organizations   L. M. Camarinha-Matos   H. Afsarmanesh     3
A Conceptual Framework for Modeling Complex Adaptation of Collaborative Networks   D. Ivanov   J. Kaeschel   B. Sokolov   A. Arkhipov     15
UEML: Coherent Languages and Elementary Constructs Determination   M. Roque   B. Vallespir   G. Doumeingts     23
Collaborative Networks Models     31
Self-Organizing Virtual Enterprises   H. T. Goranson     33
A Contribution to a Production Network (PN) Theory   H. Kuehnle     45
Towards a Taxonomy for Networking Models for Innovation   M. Flores     55
Networking and Innovation     67
Towards a Culture of Sharing and Exchange: Investing in the Intangible Assets and Intellectual Capital for the Leveraging of Collaborative Networks   B. Roberts   A. Koumpis     69
Organizational Survival in Cooperation Networks: The Case of Automobile Manufacturing   P. Campos   P. Brazdil   P. Brito     77
Issues of ParticipantAbsorptive Capacity in Establishing Virtual Enterprise Operations   R. C. Beckett     85
Contribution of Pervasive Intelligence to Collaborative Innovation Processes   V. Serrano   T. Fischer     93
Value Systems     101
Towards the Definition of Business Models and Governance Rules for Virtual Breeding Environments   D. Romero   N. Galeano   J. Giraldo   A. Molina     103
Distinct Approaches to Value System in Collaborative Networks Environments   P. Macedo   C. Sapateiro   J. Filipe     111
A New Model for Achieving Value Added Goals in a Collaborative Industrial Scenario   G. Confessore   G. Liotta   S. Rismondo     121
Competency Management     129
Competency and Profiling Management in Virtual Organization Breeding Environments   E. Ermilova   H. Afsarmanesh     131
Competence Profiling in Virtual Companies   B. Odenthal   M. Peters     143
Collaborative Planning in Competence-Cell Based Networks   E. Muller   J. Ackermann   S. Horbach     151
Trust Building     159
Assessment and Creation of Trust in VBEs   S. S. Msanjila   H. Afsarmanesh      161
Trust Building for Enhancing Collaboration in Virtual Organizations   I. Mezgar     173
It is Not All About Trust - The Role of Distrust in Inter-Organizational Relationships   R. Seppanen   K. Blomqvist     181
Trust and Risk     189
Coordinating Supplier Relations: The Role of Interorganizational Trust and Interdependence   T. Laaksonen   H. I. Kulmala     191
Industrial Networks Trust Bonds: A Sociological Perspective   P. Urze     199
Stability Analysis in the Framework of Decision Making Under Risk and Uncertainty   D. Ivanov   A. Arkhipov   V. Tolkacheva   B. Sokolov     211
Process Management     219
Dissecting Inter-Organizational Business Process Modeling: A Linguistic and Conceptual Approach   C. T. Martins   A. Lucas Soares     221
Dynamic Process Organisation   S. Chaari   F. Binnier   J. Favrel   C. Ben Amar     229
A Collaborative Model for Logistics Process Management   G. Confessore   G. Galiano   G. Stecca     237
Distributed Model Management for Collaborative Networks in AEC   K. Menzel   M. Keller     245
Performance and Network Management      253
Enhancements in Performance Through Virtual Collaboration Among SMEs   J. B. Hauge   A. Imtiaz   M. Auerbach   J. Eschenbacher   M. Seifert     255
Correlating Performance with Social Network Structure Through Teaching Social Network Analysis   P. Gloor   M. Paasivaara   D. Schoder   P. Willems     265
On the Role of Value Systems and Reciprocity in Collaborative Environments   A. Abreu   L.M. Camarinha-Matos     273
Knowledge Management Based Approach for Virtual Organization Inheritance   L. Loss   A. A. Pereira-Klen   R. J. Rabelo     285
Decision Making     295
Decisional Interoperability: Concepts and Formalisation   N. Daclin   D. Chen   B. Vallespir     297
Training of Strategic Decisions in Collaborative Networks Through Serious Games   R. Kracke   J. B. Hauge   H. Duin   K.-D. Thoben     305
Pricing of Delivery Service in a Logistics Network   G. Confessore   D. Corini   G. Stecca     313
Platforms for Professional Virtual Communities     321
AREITO: A Development Platform for Virtual Learning Communities   C. Garita   U. Aguero    L. Guadamuz     323
Network OASIS: New Practices for Emergent Collaborative Working Environments   I. Kakko   M. Lavikainen   T. Glotova     333
A Process Model for Collaborative Problem Solving in Virtual Communities of Practice   M. C. Casalini   T. Janowski   E. Estevez     343
Frameworks for PVC     351
Adaptive Collaboration in Professional Virtual Communities via Negotiations of Social Protocols   W. Picard     353
The Socio-Technical Design of a SME Knowledge Community in the Construction Industry   D. Simoes   A. Lucas Scares     361
Using Social Capital as a Conceptual Framework for Professional Virtual Communities Formalization   S. Crave   T. Bouron   S. Ladame     371
VO Creation     379
Operational Design in VO Supply Networks Creation   C. Heavey   P.J. Byrne   P. Liston   J. Byrne     381
Partner Selection with Network Interdependencies: An Application   T. Jarimo   I. Salkari   S. Bollhalter     389
Identifying Partners and Organizational Logical Structures for Collaborative Conceptual Design   A. P. Volpentesta   M. Muzzupappa     397
Source Networks for Formation of Virtual Enterprises Active in Electronic Systems Design   M. Witczynski     407
Negotiation and Contracting     417
A Case Study on Electronic Contracting in On-Line Advertising - Status and Prospects   S. Angelov   P. Grefen     419
Analysis of Human Negotiations for e-Business Improvements   B. Krawczyk-Brylka   M. Piotrowski     429
Game Theoretic Negotiation Strategy for Virtual Enterprise with Multiagent Systems   T. Kaihara   S. Fujii     439
ICT Platforms for Collaboration     449
The Ecolead ICT Infrastructure for Collaborative Networked Organizations   R. J. Rabelo   S. Gusmeroli   C. Arana   T. Nagellen     451
Development of an ICT Infrastructure for Internet Based Integration   J.P.T. Mo   R. C. Beckett   L. Nemes   S. Woodman     461
It Support for Periods of Group Creativity in Virtual Enterprises   R. Tagg     471
Addressing Autonomy and Interoperability in Breeding Environments   T. Ruokolainen   L. Kutvonen     481
Distributed Information Systems     489
Distributed Information Services Supporting Collaborative Network Management   W. Mulder   G. R. Meijer      491
A Mobile Agent Architecture to Enable Collaborative Information System Survival   H. Mathieu   F. Biennier     499
Distributed Model Management Platform for Virtual Enterprise Networks   D. Vanderhaeghen   P. Loos     507
Interoperability in Collaborative Network of Biodiversity Organizations   O. Unal   H. Afsarmanesh     515
Service Oriented Approaches     525
Service Development in Virtual Enterprises   G. Schuh   H. Dirlenbach   L. Georgi     527
Virtual Organization Management Using Web Service Choreography and Software Agents   A. Svirskas   I. Ignatiadis   B. Roberts   M. Wilson     535
Challenges of Lifecycle Service Business for Virtual Organisations   I. Salkari   H. Hytonen     543
ICT Components     553
Single Sign-On and Authorization for Dynamic Virtual Organizations   R.O. Sinnott   O. Ajayi   A.J. Stell   J. Watt   J. Jiang   J. Koetsier     555
Product Centric Integration: Exploring the Impact of RFID and Agent Technology on Supply Chain Management   J. Holmstrom   K. Framling     565
Government-Wide Workflow Infrastructure - Enabling Virtual Government Organizations   O. Oteniya   T. Janowski   A. Ojo     573
Collaborative Networks in Industry     581
Past, Present and Future of the Andalusian Aeronautical Cluster   C. M. Aguilera   A. Castaneda   F. Guerrero     583
Knowledge Management for Dynamic Automotive Networks   S. Thiebus   U. Berger     591
A Framework to Create a Virtual Organisation Breeding Environment in the Mould and Die Sector   R. Vargas Vallejos   C. Lima   G. Varvakis     599
Strategic Production Networks: The Approach of Small Textile Industry   L. Faria   A. Azevedo     609
Collaborative Networks in Services     617
The Non-Accidental Tourist: Using Ambient Intelligence for Enhancing Tourist Experiences   S. A. Petersen   A. Kofod-Petersen     619
Case-Study: How to Implement Collaborative Software Supply - Chains - Lessons Learned from the Task-Initiative   D. Hertweck   D. Bouche     627
A Collaborative Legal Framework for Certified Enforcement with ITSIbus ALPR   J. Silva   A. Abrantes   A. L. Osorio   B. Basilio   J. Sales Gomes     635
e-Health and Care Service Integration: The Demographic Challenge    B..R.M. Manning   M..M. Stosuy     643
Author Index     651