The literature on cross-sector partnerships has increasingly focused attention on broader
systemic or system-level change. However, research to date has been partial and …

In this paper, we review relevant literature on the development of multi-agent systems
applications for supply chain management. We give a general picture of the state of the art …

Coordination plays a pivotal role in successful design and implementation of supply chains,
especially for those that are formed by independent and autonomous companies. More …

The new economic challenges and recent trends in globalization have made it very difficult
for Canadian forest product companies to improve their financial position without the …

Effective business process collaboration between companies operating in a supply chain
can bring about important benefits, but several barriers need to be overcome. One important …

Recent economic and international threats to western industries have encouraged
companies to increase their performance in all ways possible. Many look to deal quickly with …

Purpose: Complex supply chains characterise today's economic life, which is determined by
uncertainties and risks. Managing those successfully requires the development of resilient …

This paper presents an integrated approach for Web-based collaborative manufacturing,
including distributed process planning, dynamic scheduling, real-time monitoring, and …

In the modern competitive business environment, the design and management of supply
chains is one of the most important and critical problems facing managers of multinational …

Nowadays, market globalisation and stiff world-wide competition require flexible, demand-
driven, and reconfigurable production systems that can adapt to the requirements of the …