Collaborative Networks (CN) is a fast developing area, as shown by the already large number of diverse real-world implemented cases and the dynamism of its related involved research community. Simultaneously, significant steps towards a stronger theoretical foundation for this new discipline are being taken, complemented by a growing collection of application cases in industry and services.

This book contains a number of selected articles from PRO-VE'06, the seventh working conference on virtual enterprises held in Helsinki, Finland, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and the Society of Collaborative Networks (SOCOLNET). Being recognized as the most focused scientific and technical conference on Collaborative Networks, PRO-VE continues offering the opportunity for presentation and discussion of both the latest research developments as well as the practical application case studies. Following the vision of IFIP and SOCOLNET, the PRO-VE conference offers a forum for collaboration and knowledge exchange among experts from different regions of the world.

The articles included in this book represent a comprehensive overview of recent advances in various domains and lines of research and development on collaborative networks. Of particular relevance are the topics of modeling frameworks, value systems and competency management, trust building and risk, performance indicators and network management, collaboration platforms and tools, VO creation and negotiation, and applications in industry and services.

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Inhalt

Modeling Framewok for Collaborative Networked Organizations.- UEML: Coherent Languages and Elementary Constructs Determination.- A Contribution to a Production Network (PN) Theory.- Organizational Survival in Cooperation Networks: The Case of Automobile Manufacturing.- Towards the Definitionof Business Models and Governance Rules for Virtual Breeding Environments.- A New Model for Achieving Value Added Goals in a collaborative Industrial Scenario.- Competence Profiling in Virtual Companies.- Assessment and Creation of Trust in VBEs.- It is Not All About Trust- The Role of Distrust in Inter-Organizational Relationships.- Industrial Networks Trust Bonds: A Sociological Perspective.- Dynamic Process Organisation.- Enhancements in Performance Through Virtual Collaboration Among SMEs.- On the Role of Value Systems and Reciprocity in Collaborative Environments.- Decisional Interoperability: Concepts and Formalisation.- Network Oasis: New Practices for Emergent Collaborative Working Environments.- Adaptive Collaboration in Professional Virtual Communities Via Negotiations of Social Protocols.- Using Social Capital as a Conceptual Framework for Professional Virtual Communities Formalization.- Operational Design in VO Supply Networks Creation.- Source Networks for Formation of Virtual Enterprises Active in Electronic Systems Design.- Game Theoretic Negotiation Strategy for Virtual Enterprise with Multiagent Systems.- Development of an ICT Infrastructure for Internet Based Integration.- Distributed Information Services Supporting Collaborative Network Management.- Challenges of Lifecycle Service Business for Virtual Organizations.- Single Sign-on and Authorization for Dynamic Vitual Organizations.- Past, Present, and Future of the Andalusian Aeronautical Cluster.- The Non-Accidental Tourist: Using Ambient Intelligence for Enhancing Tourist Experiences.- e-Health and Care Service Integration: TheDemographic Challenge.