PRO-VE'2000
2nd IFIP / MASSYVE Working Conference on
INFRASTRUCTURES FOR VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES

Managing Cooperation in Virtual Organizations and Electronic Business
Towards Smart Organizations

Florianopolis, Brazil – 4-6 Dec 2000

www.uninova.pt/~prove

 

 PROGRAMME

 

 

PLENARY SESSION. PANEL ON FUTURE CHALLENGES ON VE

Panelists:

1. Ted Goranson, Sirius-Beta, USA

              2. Erastos Filos, European Commission, Belgium

3. Hermano Cintra, Neomarkets, Brazil

Moderator: L. M. Camarinha-Matos, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Session A1. INDUSTRY CLUSTERS AND BROKERAGE

Chair: Prof. Hamideh Afsarmanesh, University of Amsterdam, NL

Action research: The formation of a manufacturing virtual industry cluster
J. E. M. Siqueira, C. F. Bremer

Exploitation of business opportunities: the role of the virtual enterprise broker
A. Molina, M. Flores

Agent-based brokerage for virtual enterprise creation in the moulds industry
R. J. Rabelo; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, R.V.  Vallejos

Session A2. E-COMMERCE AND LOGISTICS

Chair: Dr. Ted Goranson, Sirius-Beta, USA

Logistics support to electronic commerce in Brazil: Trends and constraints
A. G. N. Novaes, M. Chraim

A survey on the use of e-commerce by Brazilian companies
G.D.Cunha, J.L.D.Ribeiro

Electronic commerce with XML/EDI in virtual enterprises
A. L. Osório, P. Gibon, M. M. Barata

Session B1. INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS

Chair: Prof. Jorge Pinho Sousa, University of Porto, PT

Infrastructure for the advanced virtual enterprise: A report using a Brazilian-based example
H.T. Goranson

Linking SMEs’ clusters: A view of the information infrastructure
M. E. Léon, R. Salamoni, J. Amato Neto

Working efficiently with the service industries
A. J. Scavarda, L. J. Lustosa, L. F. Scavarda, J. P. Teixeira

VE Infra-structures requirements for cooperation and knowledge sharing
N. Silva, J. Rocha

Session B2. DISTRIBUTED PRODUCTION PLANNING

Chair: Mr. José Barata, New University of Lisbon, PT

The price-date relationship as a negotiation tool in production planning and control
H.-P. Wiendahl, T. Harms

Production planning and control information system for the engineering and make to order environment
D. Batista de Chambers, F. Sastrón, M. Gutiérrez Fernández

The design and development of a discrete event simulation system to support virtual industry activities
L. P. G. Ribeiro, J. C. E. Ferreira

Process support for virtual projects in the construction sector
S. Tsakopoulos, A. Bokma

Session C1.  INFRASTRUCTURES DEVELOPMENT

Chair: Prof. João Pinto Ferreira, University of Porto, PT

Supporting agility in virtual enterprises
L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, R. Rabelo

The SACE-CSCW framework: An infrastructure to support virtual enterprises and concurrent engineering processes
A.C. Santos, T. I. Zanfolim, R.M. Kayo, T. A. A.Rozante, A.E. Morbiolo, S. V. R. Galina, C.C. Brunetto

Design of a computer-supported cooperative environment for small and medium enterprises
A. P. F. Mundim, C. F. Bremer

Environment for design and analysis of system integration
M.F. Carvalho, C. Machado

Session C2.  SOCIO-ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES

Chair: Prof. Áureo Ferreira, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BR

Virtual organizations and the cultural dimension: Organization rites in the consolidation of telework
S. G. Feuerschütte, M. R. P. Rolim

Virtual teams and the organisational grapevine
M. Devine, E. Filos

 “Moral infrastructure” and virtual enterprises: Ethics as a competitive factor for the Internet commerce in Brazil
A. S. S. Teodósio

Informal networs: Managing the knowledge within virtual enterprises
T. M. Macedo, R. J. Naveira

Session D1.   MULTI-AGENT BASED COLLABORATION

Chair: Dr. Marina Manzoni, European Commission, BE

Requirements for an agent based information system supporting variably coupled networked enterprises
A. L. Azevedo, J. P. Sousa, A. L. Soares

Federated multi-agent scheduling in virtual enterprises
R. J. Rabelo, H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos

The NetMan agent-based architecture for e-business in network organizations
L. Cloutier, J.-M. Frayret, S. D'Amours, B. Montreuil

A mobile-agent based architecture for virtual enterprises
L. Brito, J. Neves, F. Moura

Session D2.   NEW ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS

Chair: Prof. Gilberto Cunha, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, BR

Will the organisation disappear?  The challenges of the new economy and future perspectives
E. Filos, E. Banahan

A new paradigm for the next century: The task oriented job market
M. M. Fioroni, A. Batocchio

E-Diagnosis: Knowledge management and organizational change in virtual times
P. S. Grave, F. A. Gimenez, A. A. Mendes, J. M. Crubellate

A diary using fuzzy sets
W. C. B. Neto, F. A. O. Gauthier

Session E1.   SKILLS AND VALUE ASSESSMENT

Chair: Dr. Gerhard Schaub, Diconsult, DE

A methodology to evaluate enterprises to become members of virtual industry clusters
A. Molina, D. Caballero, T. Bauernhansl

An assessment model to analyze organizational readiness to implement telework arrangements
A. V. Steil, R. M. Barcia

A systematic approach to IPR definition in cooperative projects
L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh

Session E2.   PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Chair: Mr. Luis Osório, Estec Lda, PT

A combined knowledge and information infrastructure to support product development
C.A. Costa, R.I.M. Young

Towards a virtual organization: The rapid prototyping Portuguese national network
P. A. C. Sousa, J.P. Pimentão, P.M.N. Maló, R. Gonçalves, A. Steiger-Garção

iPDM Systems
 R. Anderl, M. Arlt

Session F1.   INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION

Chair: Dr. Uwe Kirchhoff, ATB, DE

Supporting information access rights and visibility levels in virtual enterprises
A. Frenkel, H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, L.O. Hertzberger

A virtual project house infrastructure for distributed development processes
G. Frick, K. D. Müller-Glaser

The holonic paradigm as a new metaphor for the coordination problem of virtual enterprises
G. N. Franco, A. Batocchio

Protocol-based cooperation in a virtual manufacturing organization
T. Janowski, P. C. Vinh

Session F2.   KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Chair: Prof. Américo Azevedo, University of Porto, PT

CogNet: Integrated information and knowledge management and its use in virtual organizations
A. Bokma

An IT-based framework for knowledge management in networked organisations
L. M. Spinosa, C. Quandt

Shopfloor reengineering to support agility in virtual enterprise environments
J. Barata, L.M. Camarinha-Matos

A conceptual framework for aggregate management of virtual enterprises
J. P. Sousa, A. L. Azevedo, A. L. Soares

Session G1.   SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Chair: Prof. João Amato Neto, University of São Paulo, BR

Agent-based infrastructure of supply chain network management
C. Chandra, A. V.Smirnov, L. B. Sheremetov

A distributed framework for collaborative supply network integration
J.-M. Frayret, L. Cloutier, B. Montreuil, S. D’ Amours

New tools for multi-stage supply chains
W. Sihn, C. Bartsch, P. Löllmann

Supply chain management and distributed manufacturing in the automotive industry
G. Schaub, E. Krauß

Session G2.   QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Chair: Dr. Rolf Bernhardt, IPK, DE

Quality certification in the virtual enterprise: An objective tool for supply chain management and customer satisfaction
A. Martins, J. J. Pinto Ferreira, J.M. Mendonça

An innovation coaching approach to efficiently introduce QM-Systems in SMEs
U. Kirchhoff, H. Sundmaeker, G. D. Cunha

Using Knowledge management to improve quality
 T. Pfeifer, R. Freudenberg, G. Hanel

Session on COOPERATION EU – BRAZIL

Chair:   Prof. Luis Camarinha-Matos, New University of Lisbon, PT

                Prof. Ricardo Rabelo, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BR

The 5^th EU R&D FRAMEWORK PROGRAM and IST

Erastos. Filos – European Commission

Cases and Experiences of Cooperation with EU

Industrial perspective: Helcio Fernandes, HEYDE, BR  

Academic perspective: Ricardo Rabelo, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BR

EU INCO Activities with LA and New Cooperation proposals with Brazil

Marina Manzoni – European Commission

Brazilian Support to cooperation with EU

Representative of CNPq

OPEN DISCUSSION