Collaborative Networks and Their Breeding Environments IFIP TC5 WG 5.5 Sixth IFIP Working Conference on VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES, 26–28 September, 2005, Valencia, Spain /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Camarinha-Matos, Luis M. (Editor), Afsarmanesh, Hamideh (Editor), Ortiz, Angel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, 186
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Management.; Industrial management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Computers.; Management information systems.; Computer science.; E-commerce.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; e-Commerce/e-business.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Models and Principles.

Progress in collaborative networks continues showing a growing number of manifestations including virtual organizations, virtual enterprises, dynamic supply chains, professional virtual communities, collaborative virtual laboratories, etc. with a wide spectrum of application domains. The realization...

Table of Contents:

• Holistic Approaches to Collaborative Networks
• Breeding Environments Management
• VO Creation and Frameworks
• VO Creation and Partner Selection
• VO Creation and Optimization
• Trust Management
• VO Management
• VO Coordination
• Network Benefit Analysis
• Performance Measurement
• Performance Management
• Modeling and Meta-Modeling
• Process Modeling
• Professional Virtual Communities
• Service Oriented Architectures
• Interoperability and ICT Infrastructures
• Legal Issues and Entities
• Learning and Knowledge Creation
• Collaborative Networks in Transportation Systems
• Collaborative Network Case Studies.