Analysing collaborative demand and supply networks of SMEs

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-141

  Antonelli, Dario ^a,b   Cassarino, Irene ^a,c,d   Villa, Agostino ^a,e,f,g  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Department of Research Field Metalworking Systems and Technologies ^*  (Italy)

^c Production Systems and Business Economics   (Italy)

^d Production Systems and Business Economics ^*  (Italy)

^e IFPR   (Italy)

^f IFAC   (Italy)

^g Working Group 57 (Integrated Production Management)   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Co operation; Enterprises system modelling; Networked Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs); Performance analysis; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PERFORMANCE;

CO-OPERATION; ENTERPRISES SYSTEM MODELING; NETWORKED SMALL-MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES); PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 33744530922     PISSN: 14709503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNVO.2006.009530     Document Type: Review

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