@inproceedings{c17abca93d1843b489d07da10bbbdb1a,
title = "The virtual enterprise concept",
abstract = "Among the multiple definitions for the Virtual Enterprise concept, the significance of two key elements: networking and cooperation, becomes clear. The lack of a unified definition is partially resulted by the large diversity in classes of networked organizations, which calls for the establishment of a taxonomy of virtual enterprises. An attempt to present some current definitions and a taxonomy is made. The first step in the analysis of virtual enterprises requires a careful study of various phases of its life cycle and characterization of the roles of various involved actors.",
author = "LM Camarinha-Matos and H Afsarmanesh",
year = "1999",
language = "English",
isbn = "0-7923-8639-6",
series = "INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING",
publisher = "Kluwer Academic Publishers",
pages = "3--14",
editor = "LM CamarinhaMatos and H Afsarmanesh",
booktitle = "Infrastructures for virtual enterprises",
address = "Netherlands",
note = "IFIP TC5 WG5 3/PRODNET Working Conference on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (PRO-VE 99) ; Conference date: 27-10-1999 Through 28-10-1999",
}