Network-Centric Collaboration and Supporting Frameworks: IFIP TC 5 WG 5.5, Seventh IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, 25-27 September 2006, Helsinki, Finland(224 IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology)

Collaborative networks in action 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. Benefiting from contributions of multiple areas, namely computer science, computer engineering, communications and networking, management, economy, social sciences, law and ethics, etc. , the area of Collaborative Networks is being consolidated as a new scientific discipline of its own. . On one hand significant steps towards a stronger theoretical foundation for this new discipline are being taken. On the other hand, a growing number of application cases are being developed and applied in industry and services. A good collection of active and emerging VO Breeding Environments and Professional Virtual Communities can be found in various regions of the world. This phenomenon is particularly evident in Europe where considerable investments in collaborative networks have been made in many of its regions. Based on the experiences and lessons learned in many research projects and pilot cases developed during the last decade, a new emphasis is now being put on the development of holistic frameworks, combining business models, conceptual models, governance principles and methods, as well as supporting infrastructures and services. In fact, reaching the phase in which the computer and networking technologies provide a good starting basis for the establishment of collaborative platforms, the emphasis is now turning to the understanding of the collaboration promotion mechanisms and CN governance principles.

Table of Contents:
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.