Basic services for the management of Virtual Enterprises — A Case Study

Abstract

The main contribution of this work lies in giving rise and triggering further research towards the development of software dedicated to the VE management, since this is just an attempt to give direction to a complex problem. This paper introduces a model describing a basic set of services aiming to support the management of important situations arising during the creation and operation phases of VEs in manufacturing contexts. The model contemplates a study of some cases related with the supply chain of Akros company. All this work has been motivated by the Esprit project Prodnet-II.