...Raul Poler; Jorge E. Hernandez; Josefa Mula; Francisco C. Lario Purpose This paper seeks to propose an overall model of collaborative forecasting for networked manufacturing enterprises. Design/methodology/approach Contributions by several authors to collaborative forecasting have been...

... and processes. This paper attempts to investigate technologies, systems and paradigms for the effective management of networked enterprise (supply chain networks), especially long supply chains. In doing so, the paper presents not only an exhaustive literature review to identify the complexities, gaps...

...Ben Clegg; Enrico Scarso; Ettore Bolisani Purpose The aim of the paper is to discuss the critical issues concerning the design and implementation of communities of practice (CoPs), that are increasingly being developed in global networked corporations to connect dispersed and (semi)autonomous...

...Ben Clegg; Yufeng Zhang; Mike Gregory; Yongjiang Shi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrating framework for the configuration and performance of global engineering networks (GEN). Design/methodology/approach The reported study is based on a comprehensive literature review...

...J. Hollingum Reports on a study of the technical requirements and the business case for installing an enterprise‐wide network including networking within the factory. Discusses the use of the Manufacturing Message Specification for communication, open systems integration technology and the hardware...