ERP II systems to support dynamic, reconfigurable and agile Virtual Enterprises

International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-283

  Ponis, Stavros T ^a   Spanos, Athanasios C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ERP II; Integration; Supply chain management; VE; Virtual enterprises

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; MIDDLEWARE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

AGILE VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE; COMPETITIVE MARKETS; ENTERPRISE SYSTEM; INFORMATION FLOWS; MIDDLEWARE TECHNOLOGY; RECONFIGURABLE; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 78651534255     PISSN: 17510589     EISSN: 17510597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2009.027664     Document Type: Article

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