Interoperability in Collaborative Networks: Independent and industry-specific initiatives - The case of the footwear industry

Computers in Industry

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 741-757

  Chituc, Claudia Melania ^a,b   Toscano, César ^b   Azevedo, Americo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Collaborative Networks; Interoperability; The footwear industry

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTEROPERABILITY;

COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS; E BUSINESS; ELSEVIER (CO); EUROPEAN LEVELS; FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY; INDUSTRY SURVEYS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS); MARKET CONDITION; ROSETTANET;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 44649155617     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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