... executives. Operations management Virtual organizations Integrated cost and schedule control Product management Organizational design The dividing line between traditional manufacturers and classic service companies is becoming less clear (Vandermerwe and Rada, 1988, p. 321...

... ‐ 99 . Iacocca Institute (1991), 21st Century Manufacturing Enterprise Strategy: An Industry‐led View , Lehigh University , Bethlehem, PA , (1/2). Jarimo , T. and Salo , A. (2006), “ An optimisation model for partner selection in virtual organizations ”, Working Paper, VTT...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Virtual organizations Corporate strategy Manufacturing industries Intellectual capital Intangible assets Features of the contemporary global economy include increased emphasis on inter‐enterprise collaboration within networked supply systems...

...A. Guisinger; B. Ghorashi The objective of this study was to examine the trends in the specialty chemical industry that have led to the rising number of agile practices and “virtual” organizations. The current state of the industry is also presented. An agile company can be defined as an enterprise...

... and manufacturing system performance. Future work will move further towards the development of the complete virtual factory and its industry applications. Simulation Modelling Integration Virtual organizations The integration module will ensure that simulations of individual functions mimic the real...