Virtual enterprises are groups of loosely connected companies, each providing certain core competencies and working collaboratively towards achieving a common objective. Agility of a web-based virtual enterprise refers to its capability to successfully and rapidly adapt to changes in its operating environment. Although, agility has been addressed in the literature with regard to manufacturing processes and product requirements, design processes have not been leveraged to address agility in web-based virtual enterprises. In this paper, we present a strategy that involves (1) designing the design processes along with products, (2) flexibility in the interfaces between different parts of a virtual enterprise, (3) standardisation and (4) integrated modelling of processes associated with all elements of a value chain. We propose a domain independent decision-centric framework for modelling the value chain processes. It allows a variety of stakeholders to structure, organise and model processes using a common framework. It also balances the need for flexibility of interfaces and the standardisation of information from individual stakeholders, thereby providing adaptability to changes in the web-based virtual enterprise.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Towards Achieving Agility in Web-based Virtual Enterprises: A Decision-centric Approach


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2007-01-01


    Remarks:

    Panchal , J H & Schaefer , D 2007 , ' Towards Achieving Agility in Web-based Virtual Enterprises: A Decision-centric Approach ' , International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services , vol. 1 , no. 1 , pp. 51-74 . https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIMS.2007.014483



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629



    Towards Cryptographic Agility in Automotive Systems

    Molter, H. G. / Sabouri, A. / Stöttinger, M. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2017


    An Agility Metric Structure for Operational Agility

    Reif, A. Z. / Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development; Flight Mechanics Panel | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994


    Longitudinal agility

    Robinson, Peter | Online Contents | 2004


    Agility Potential

    Beck, Jeffrey A. / Cord, Thomas J. | SAE Technical Papers | 1992


    A risk-centric decision process

    Feather, M. S. | NTRS | 2003