Authors:
Jörg Lässig
1
and
Ullrich Trommler
2
Affiliations:
1
International Computer Science Institute, United States
;
2
CBS Information Technologies, Germany
Keyword(s):
Virtual enterprise, Enterprise cooperation generation and management, Enterprise resource planning, Decision support, Supply chain management, Rich internet application, Collaboration, Replanning.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
;
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Resource Planning
;
Enterprise Software Technologies
;
Industrial Applications of Artificial Intelligence
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Interactive and Multimedia Web Applications
;
Internet and Collaborative Computing
;
Intranet and Extranet Business Applications
;
Middleware Integration
;
Middleware Platforms
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Software Engineering
;
Strategic Decision Support Systems
;
Technology Platforms
Abstract:
The paper considers the problem of task specific cooperation generation and management in a network of small or medium sized enterprises. Such short-term cooperations are called Virtual Enterprices. So far this problem has been discussed by several authors by applying different methods from artificial intelligence as multi-agent systems, ant colony optimization, or genetic algorithms, and combinations of them. In this paper we discuss this problem from a target oriented point of view and focus on the question how it can be modeled to keep its complexity controllable by considering sequential, parallel, and non-combinatorial approaches. After describing the implementation of a cooperation generation solution as rich internet application also solutions for the management of such cooperations considering aspects as replanning are described.