Identification of the domain of opportunities for a market of resources for virtual enterprise integration

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2277-2298

  Cunha, M M ^a   Putnik, G D ^b  

^a Instituto Politcnico do Cvado e do Ave   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Enterprise dynamics; Market of resources; Virtual enterprise; Virtual enterprise integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989177406     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540500409947     Document Type: Article

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