A collaborative decision support framework for managing the evolution of virtual enterprises

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4833-4854

  Drissen Silva, Marcus Vinicius ^a   Rabelo, Ricardo J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collaborative discussion; Decentralised decision making; Management of changes; Project management; Virtual enterprises

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALISED; DECENTRALISED DECISION-MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK; MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE; OPERATION PHASE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION; PROBLEM RESOLUTION; REFERENCE MODELS; SEMI-AUTOMATED; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA); VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70350247780     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540902847389     Document Type: Article

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