Preface.
Part One: Collaboration in Supply Chain Planning. Collaborative Capacity Planning and Control in Subcontracting Networks; I.P. Tatsiopoulos. Lean Supply Chain Planning; R. Kwikkers. Supply Chain Integration: Direction, Extent and Balance; E. Selldin, J. Olhager. Collaborative Supply Chain Planning: A Case Study from the German Cutting Tool Industry; G. von Cieminski, C. Begemann, S. Lutz, M. Schneider, H.-P. Wiendahl. Collaboration in Value Creating Networks: The Concept of Collaborative Commerce; J. Eschenbächer, A. Zwegers.
Part Two: Collaboration in Product Innovation. Product Development Cost Estimation and Optimization in a Global Manufacturing Environment; Y.L. Tu, S.Q. Xie. Product Family Based Coordination for Design and Production in the Supply Chain; H.J. Pels, K. Cheng. Technology Value Analysis of the Ship Design Value Stream; R.L. Storch, M. Williamson. Rapid One-of-a-Kind Product Development in a Global and Virtual Manufacturing Environment; Y.L.Tu, J.J. Kam, S.Q. Xie. Distributed and Secure Co-operative Engineering in Virtual Plant Production; J. Woerner, H. Woern. A Framework for e-Cooperating Business Agents: An Application to the (Re)engineering of Production Facilities; G.M. Gonçalves, J. Borges de Sousa, F. Lobo Pereira, P. Sousa Dias, A. Santos.
Part Three: ICT Solutions for Collaborative Work. Security Integration in Inter-Enterprise Business Process Engineering; F. Biennier. Discovering Distributed Processes in Supply Chains; L. Maruster, J.C. Wortmann, A.J.M.M. Weijters, W.M.P. van der Aalst. A Web-based SMART STORE Platform for Collaborative Supply Chain Integration; S.K. Kwok, W.B. Lee, C.F. Cheung. Development of a Remote Monitoring System Using a PortablePhone for Manufacturing Support Systems; T. Kimura, Y. Kanda. Review of B2BIntegration; K. Steger-Jensen, H.-H. Hvolby. Collaborative Software Needs for Contract Manufacturers; H. Moonen, A. Zwegers. Internet-Based Integration for Collaborative Business Processes: Implementing the Technology in SMEs; M. Macchi, M. Garetti, P. Locatelli, R. Diazzi. Integrating Material and Information Flows Using a Distributed Peer-to-Peer Information System; M. Kärkkäinen, T. Ala-Risku, K. Främling.
Part Four: Simulation and Modelling. A Generic Framework for Simulation of Supply Networks with Bargaining Agents; N.B. Szirbik, G.R. Wagner, J.A. La Poutré. The Path from Business Modelling to Technology Management; S. Bleck, T. Forzi, P. Laing, V. Stich. A Comparative Study of the Simulation Analysis of e-Business Implementation in Manufacturing Companies; P. Albores, P.D. Ball, J. MacBryde, U.S. Bititci. Integration of Product, Process and Functional Orientations: Principles and a Case Study; R.S. Savén, J. Olhager. Balancing of Hybrid Assembly Systems Using a Simulation Approach; G. Zülch, T. Vollstedt, R. Müller. Control of Complexity in Virtual Organizations: The Role of Enterprise Modelling; R.J. Kusters, J.C. Wortmann. Managing Bottleneck Resources in Production Networks; H.-P. Wiendahl, K. Windt, J. Lopitzsch, M. Schneider.
Part Five: Advances in Production Management Systems. Assessing the Effectiveness of Knowledge Management in Virtual Manufacturing Organizations; A. Kochhar, C. Everitt. A Study on Characterization of Agile Manufacturing System with Square Array Layout of Machining Centres; S. Fujii, T. Kaihara, T. Utsunomiya. Evaluation of Interdependent Plans; K. Wienecke, V. Stich. Enhancing Collaboration through Web Enabled Performance
