TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards an architecture for virtual enterprises
AU - Camarinha-Matos, L. M.
AU - Afsarmanesh, H.
AU - Garita, C.
AU - Lima, C.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - An approach to the design of an architecture for industrial virtual enterprises (VE), with special emphasis on the identification of main functional requirements, is presented. First, a discussion of the various types of virtual enterprises is provided. Some classification scenarios and discussions of the modelling and reengineering tools and methodologies are described. Due to the importance of the information flows and management in the VE, one section is merely devoted to the analysis of the appropriateness of a federated information management approach. This work is based on and represents the ongoing activities in two European Union funded projects; the Esprit PRODNET II and the INCO-DC SCM+ projects.
AB - An approach to the design of an architecture for industrial virtual enterprises (VE), with special emphasis on the identification of main functional requirements, is presented. First, a discussion of the various types of virtual enterprises is provided. Some classification scenarios and discussions of the modelling and reengineering tools and methodologies are described. Due to the importance of the information flows and management in the VE, one section is merely devoted to the analysis of the appropriateness of a federated information management approach. This work is based on and represents the ongoing activities in two European Union funded projects; the Esprit PRODNET II and the INCO-DC SCM+ projects.
KW - Information systems
KW - Supply chain management
KW - Virtual enterprise
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1008880215595
DO - 10.1023/A:1008880215595
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:0032049918
SN - 0956-5515
VL - 9
SP - 189
EP - 199
JO - Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
JF - Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
IS - 2
ER -