Network-centric Collaboration and Supporting Frameworks - Ifip Advances in Information and Communication Technology 1st Ed. Softcover of Orig. Ed. 2006 edition

Jacket Description/Back: Collaborative Networks (CN) is a fast developing area, as shown by the already large number of diverse real-world implemented cases and the dynamism of its related involved research community. Simultaneously, significant steps towards a stronger theoretical foundation for this new discipline are being taken, complemented by a growing collection of application cases in industry and services. This book contains a number of selected articles from PRO-VE 06, the seventh working conference on virtual enterprises held in Helsinki, Finland, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and the Society of Collaborative Networks (SOCOLNET). Being recognized as the most focused scientific and technical conference on Collaborative Networks, PRO-VE continues offering the opportunity for presentation and discussion of both the latest research developments as well as the practical application case studies. Following the vision of IFIP and SOCOLNET, the PRO-VE conference offers a forum for collaboration and knowledge exchange among experts from different regions of the world. The articles included in this book represent a comprehensive overview of recent advances in various domains and lines of research and development on collaborative networks. Of particular relevance are the topics of modeling frameworks, value systems and competency management, trust building and risk, performance indicators and network management, collaboration platforms and tools, VO creation and negotiation, and applications in industry and services. For more information about the 300 other books in the IFIP series, please visit www.springer.com. For more information about IFIP, please visit www.ifip.org."Table of Contents: Modeling Frameworks.- A Modeling Framework for Collaborative Networked Organizations.- A Conceptional Framework for Modeling Complex Adaptation of Collaborative Networks.- UEML: Coherent Languages and Elementary Constructs Determination.- Collaborative Networks Models.- Self-Organizing Virtual Enterprises.- A Contribution To A Production Network (PN) Theory.- Towards a Taxonomy for Networking Models For Innovation.- Networking and Innovation.- Towards a Culture Of Sharing And Exchange: Investing in the Intangible Assets And Intellectual Capital For The Leveraging Of Collaborative Networks.- Organizational Survival In Cooperation Networks: The Case Of Automobile Manufacturing.- Issues of Participant Absorptive Capacity in Establishing Virtual Enterprise Operations.- Contribution of Pervasine Intelligence to Collaborative Innovation Processes.- VALUE SYSTEMS.- Towards The Definition Of Business Models And Governance Rules For Virtual Breeding Environments.- Distinct Approaches To Value System In Collaborative Networks Environments.- A New Model For Achieving Value Added Goals In A Collaborative Industrial Scenario.- Competency Management.- Competency and Profiling Management in Virtual Organization Breeding Environments.- Competence Profiling in Virtual Companies.- Collaborative Planning in Competence-Cell Based Networks.- Trust Building.- Assessment and Creation of Trust in VBEs.- Trust Building for Enhancing Collaboration in Virtual Organizations.- It is not all About Trust-The Role of Distrust in Inter-Organizational Relationships.- Trust and Risk.- Coordinating Supplier Relations: The Role of Interorganizational Trust and Interdependence.- Industrial Networks Trust Bonds: A Sociological Perspective.- Stability Analysis in the Framework of Decision Making Under Risk and Uncertainty.- Process Management.- Dissecting Inter-Organizational Business Process Modeling: A Linguistic and Conceptual Approach.- Dynamic Process Organization.- A Collaborative Model For Logistics Process Management.- Distributed Model Management For Collaborative Networks In AEC.- Performance And Network Management.- Enhancements In Performance Through Virtual Collaboration Among SMEs Potentials, Needs, and Research Challenges.- Correlating Performance With Social Network Structure Through Teaching Social Network Analysis.- On The Role Of Value Systems And Reciprocity In Collaborative Environments.- Knowledge Management Based Approach For Virtual Organization Inheritance.- Decision Making.- Decisional Interoperability: Concepts And Formalisation.- Training Of Strategic Decisions In Collaborative Networks Through Serious Games.- Pricing Of Delivery Service In A Logistics Network.- Platforms For Professional Virtual Communities.- Areito: A Development Platform For Virtual Learning Communities.- Network Oasis: New Practices For Emergent Collaborative Working Environments.- A Process Model For Collaborative Problem Solving In Virtual Communities Of Practice.- Frameworks For PVC.- Adaptive Collaboration In Professional Virtual Communities Via Negotiations Of Social Protocols.- The Socio-Technical Design Of A SME Knowledge Community In The Construction Industry.- Using Social Capital As A Conceptual Framework For Professional Virtual Communities Formalization.- VO Creation.- Operational Design In VO Supply Networks Creation.- Partner Selection With Network Interdependencies: An Application.- Identifying Partners And Organizational Logical Structures For Collaborative Conceptual Design.- Source Networks For Formation Of Virtual Enterprises Active In Electronic System Design.- Negotiation And Contracting.- A Case Study On Electronic Contracting In On-Line Advertising-Status And Prospects.- Analysis Of Human Negotiations For e-Business Improvements.- Game Theoretic Negotiation Strategy For Virtual Enterprise With Multiagent Systems.- ICT Platforms For Collaboration.- The Ecolead ICT Infrastructure For Collaborative Networked Organizations.- Development Of An ICT Infrastructure For Internet Based Integration.- It Support For Periods Of Group Creativity In Virtual Enterprises.- Addressing Autonomy And Interoperability In Breeding Environments.- Distributed Information Systems.- Distributed Information Services Supporting Collaborative Network Management.- A Mobile Agent Architecture To Enable Collaborative Information System Survival.- Distributed Model Management Platform For Virtual Enterprise Networks.- Interoperability In Collaborative Network Of Biodiversity Organizations.- Service Oriented Approaches.- Service Development In Virtual Enterprises.- Virtual Organization Management Using Web Service Choreography And Software Agents.- Challenges Of Lifecycle Service Business For Virtual Organisations.- ICT Components.- Single Sign-On And Authorization For Dynamic Virtual Organizations.- Product Centric Integration: Exploring The Impact Of RFID And Agent Technology On Supply Chain Management.- Government-Wide Workflow Infrastructure-Enabling Virtual Government Organizations.- Collaborative Networks In Industry.- Past, Present And Future Of The Andalusan Aeronautical Cluster.- Knowledge Management For Dynamic Automotive Networks.- A Framework To Create A Virtual Organization Breeding Environment In The Mould And Die Sector.- Strategic Production Networks: The Approach Of Small Textile Industry.- Collaborative Networks In Services.- The Non-Accidental Tourist: Using Ambient Intelligence For Enhancing Tourist Experiences.- Case-Study: How To Implement Collaborative Software Supply- Chains- Lessons Learned From The Task- Initiative.- A Collaborative Legal Framework For Certified Enforcement With ITSIbus ALPR.- e-Health And Care Service Integration: The Demographic ChaMarc Notes: Collaborative networks is a fast developing area. Being recognized as the most focused scientific and technical conference on collaborative networks, PRO-VE continues to offer the opportunity for presentation and discussion of both the latest research developments as well as the practical application case studies. Publisher Marketing: Collaborative networks in action Collaborative Networks (CN) is a fast developing area, as shown by the already large number of diverse real-world implemented cases and the dynamism of its related involved research community. Benefiting from contributions of multiple areas, namely computer science, computer engineering, communications and networking, management, economy, social sciences, law and ethics, etc., the area of Collaborative Networks is being consolidated as a new scientific discipline of its own. . On one hand significant steps towards a stronger theoretical foundation for this new discipline are being taken. On the other hand, a growing number of application cases are being developed and applied in industry and services. A good collection of active and emerging VO Breeding Environments and Professional Virtual Communities can be found in various regions of the world. This phenomenon is particularly evident in Europe where considerable investments in collaborative networks have been made in many of its regions. Based on the experiences and lessons learned in many research projects and pilot cases developed during the last decade, a new emphasis is now being put on the development of holistic frameworks, combining business models, conceptual models, governance principles and methods, as well as supporting infrastructures and services. In fact, reaching the phase in which the computer and networking technologies provide a good starting basis for the establishment of collaborative platforms, the emphasis is now turning to the understanding of the collaboration promotion mechanisms and CN governance principles.