The availability of a flexible and configurable base infrastructure is one of the main
requirements for the practical implantation of agile virtual enterprises (VE). An overview of …

Virtual enterprises paradigm represents an important application field for multi-agent
approaches, both in terms of modeling and infrastructure development. This article …

Collaborative practices among partners of manufacturing networks require the support of
models (M), guidelines (G) and tools (T) which should take into account the network …

Effectiveness of the virtual organization (VO) creation process is the base for the possibility
of having truly dynamic VOs in response to collaboration opportunities. A realistic approach …

Agility is an important requirement for successful organizations in periods of market
turbulence and largely unpredictable socio-economic changes. Agility in a virtual enterprise …

This paper presents a methodology for the development of a new tool for the formation of a
virtual enterprise. The formation phase mainly deals with inviting potential collaborators to …

Virtual Enterprise (VE) is a collaboration model between multiple business partners in a
value chain. VE information system deals with highly dynamic information from …

Multi-agent systems represent a promising approach to both model and implement the
complex supporting infrastructures required for virtual enterprises and related emerging …

The concept of Virtual Enterprise (VE), a special organization of manufacturing units and
enterprises, has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Unlike traditional …

Especially in the context of collaborative supply chains and virtual enterprises, the step of
designing the collaborative workflows remains laborious because either it is still carried out …