TY - GEN
T1 - An innovative framework supporting SME networks for complex product manufacturing
AU - Carneiro, Luis Maia
AU - Almeida, Ricardo
AU - Azevedo, Américo Lopes
AU - Kankaanpaa, Timo
AU - Shamsuzzoha, A. H.M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Current market dynamics require European SME's to focus on complex products manufacturing and to build non-hierarchical business networks, to assure competitiveness and sustainability. Such trend demands appropriate methods for network formation and management, including reference collaboration processes and supporting ICT tools. This paper presents a framework to support SME's in the creation and management of non-hierarchical networks designed and developed within the European RTD project Net-Challenge. This framework includes methodologies, processes and ICT decision support tools aiming at the efficient creation and management of these networks assuring quick response times and competitive and differentiated offerings.
AB - Current market dynamics require European SME's to focus on complex products manufacturing and to build non-hierarchical business networks, to assure competitiveness and sustainability. Such trend demands appropriate methods for network formation and management, including reference collaboration processes and supporting ICT tools. This paper presents a framework to support SME's in the creation and management of non-hierarchical networks designed and developed within the European RTD project Net-Challenge. This framework includes methodologies, processes and ICT decision support tools aiming at the efficient creation and management of these networks assuring quick response times and competitive and differentiated offerings.
KW - complex manufacturing
KW - dynamic networks
KW - non-hierarchical business networks
KW - sustainability
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-15961-9_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-15961-9_24
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78449305164
SN - 3642159605
SN - 9783642159602
T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
SP - 204
EP - 211
BT - Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World - 11th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2010, Proceedings
PB - Springer New York LLC
ER -