Flexible infrastructure for Virtual Enterprises

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2001, Pages 26-37

  Aerts, A T M ^a   Szirbik, N B ^a   Goossenaerts, J B M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Infrastructure; Mobile agents; Virtual enterprise

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

ELECTRONIC TRADING; FLEXIBILITY; INFRASTRUCTURE; MOBILE AGENT FRAMEWORKS; MOBILE SOFTWARE AGENTS; STANDARD SOFTWARE; SYSTEM INTERACTIONS; VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE;

MOBILE AGENTS;

EID: 84904261829     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-35412-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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