This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2009, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in October 2009.

The 84 revised papers were carefully selected from numerous submissions.They are organized in topical sections on co-innovation in collaborative networks; collaboration patterns; needs and practices; collaboration in supply chains; teams and collaboration; VO breeding environments modeling; modeling and managing competencies; knowledge management in collaboration; partners selection; e-procurement and collaborative procurement; trust and soft issues in collaboration; processes and decision; management aspects in collaborative networks; performance management; agile business models; service-based systems; formal methods; socio-technical issues in collaboration; collaborative work environments; collaborative networks for active ageing; and collaborative educational networks.

Inhalt

1 Co-innovation in Collaborative Networks.- 2 Collaboration Patterns.- 3 Needs and Practices.- 4 Collaboration in Supply Chains.- 5 Teams and Collaboration.- 6 VO Breeding Environments Modeling.- 7 Modeling and Managing Competencies - I.- 8 Modeling and Managing Competencies - II.- 9 Knowledge Management in Collaboration.- 10 Partners Selection.- 11 e-Procurement and Collaborative Procurement.- 12 Trust and Soft Issues in Collaboration.- 13 Processes and Decision.- 14 Management Aspects in Collaborative Networks.- 15 Performance Management.- 16 Agile Business Models.- 17 Service-Based Systems.- 18 Formal Models.- 19 Socio-technical Issues in Collaboration.- 20 Collaborative Work Environments.- 21 Collaborative Networks for Active Ageing - I.- 22 Collaborative Networks for Active Ageing - II.- 23 Collaborative Networks for Active Ageing - III.- 24 Collaborative Educational Networks - I.- 25 Collaborative Educational Networks - II.