In the recent years, it has been confirmed both by theory and by practice that organisational
models need to include networking strategies to cope with the current competitive …

[EN] Manufacturing enterprises are increasingly more aware of the importance of
establishing collaborative relationships with their network partners, due to the advantages …

Current environments, characterised by turbulent changes and unforeseen events, consider
resilience as a decisive aspect for enterprises to create advantages over less adaptive …

Current supply networks are embedded in dynamic and turbulent environments, and must
face the appearance of some disruptive events throughout their life cycle. Disruptions are …

This chapter introduces the basic understanding of an operational event in terms of
identification, prioritization and a possible resolution plan. The chapter first reviews the …

This paper presents research outcomes on formation and operation management of virtual
enterprises (VE). A VE is considered as a temporary alliance of manufacturing companies …

Today's challenges presented by a rapidly changing business environment can be met by
collaborative relationships between businesses. Businesses can exchange or share key …

Markets today are characterized by enormous uncertainty in demand that combined with the
increasing complexity of new products and competition, has forced companies to adopt new …

This paper presents a methodological approach to support the running of a temporary
collaborative network through the formation and operation of a virtual enterprise (VE), where …