Abstract
The Virtual Organizations paradigm is gaining a growing importance in
manufacturing as an instrument to help companies face the challenges of fast evolving market conditions. In this context an overview of current trends in areas such as virtual enterprises, industry clusters, virtual communities, remote supervision and virtual laboratories, and required infrastructures is presented. Fast shop-floor reengineering is also discussed as an important requirement for the participation of manufacturing enterprises in agile virtual organizations. Some of the major open research challenges for various types of virtual organizations are identified.
manufacturing as an instrument to help companies face the challenges of fast evolving market conditions. In this context an overview of current trends in areas such as virtual enterprises, industry clusters, virtual communities, remote supervision and virtual laboratories, and required infrastructures is presented. Fast shop-floor reengineering is also discussed as an important requirement for the participation of manufacturing enterprises in agile virtual organizations. Some of the major open research challenges for various types of virtual organizations are identified.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of FAIM 2002, 12th Int. Conf. On Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing |
| Publisher | Oldenbourg (Munich) |
| Pages | 1036-1054 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3-486-27036-2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2002 |
| Event | FAIM 2002, 12th Int. Conf. On Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing - Dresden, Germany Duration: 15 Jul 2002 → 17 Jul 2002 |
Conference
| Conference | FAIM 2002, 12th Int. Conf. On Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing |
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| Abbreviated title | FAIM 2002 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Dresden |
| Period | 15/07/02 → 17/07/02 |