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This paper considers knowledge management functions as carried out by distributed virtual teams involved in the compilation of information-based products using dedicated and domain-specific computer- mediated practices and tools. We are concerned with two primary tasks, namely depositing shared assets and assembling information-based artefacts by a...
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... ©Academic Conferences Ltd 20 Table 1 summarises a tentative scenario (in the form of partitioned narrative) describing activities taking place across three distinct constituents, namely the customers' context, the community context and the practitioners' context. We have intentionally oversimplified some of these activities to depict a logical sequence of steps without necessarily striving for the maximum of analytical insight. ...
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... Although a technical description of these tools is beyond the scope of the present work, it is important to note that the current implementation of the ECF provides the necessary support for component reuse and customization. Specifically, recent work [3] has demonstrated the applicability of ECF's tools for building information-based products in application domains other than tourism (i.e., semester course plans, trade fairs and conference program schedules). ...
... One type of such reusable experience is codified as new package families. In recent work we have used components of the ECF to build informationbased products such as semester course plans, trade fairs and conference program schedules using the basic technologies of the ECF [3]. Another type of packaged experience is to be found in the reusable toolkit libraries used to build and visualize elements of a package family. ...
The electronic community factory (ECF) is proposed as an archetype for value creating cross-organization virtual communities of practice in which members engage actively and through domain-specific tools in the practice the community is about. In an ECF the reason for building the community is to appropriate the benefits of virtual networking for developing new products of added-value and collective ownership. In terms of engineering an ECF, the normative perspective adopted is that community management is distinctively different from engaging in the practice the community is about. Respectively, the tools needed for each function should embody this philosophy and be designed accordingly. The paper elaborates on the concept of the ECF and demonstrates its value through a pilot in regional tourism. Virtual ethnographic studies provide insights to operational aspects of the ECF and how it fosters community and practice management. Collectively, the results reported in the paper constitute an alternative model for community-based electronic commerce suitable for value-creating cross organization virtual communities of practice engaging in high quality product assembly in information based industries.
The main goal of this paper is to propose a mathematical
model which can be easily used by the strategic managers
of any organisation that initiates a virtual enterprise in
Romania. Therefore, the first step is to identify the main
characteristics a potential partner in such a specific
supply chain must have. These characteristics can vary
depending on the specific of the company and its position
in the chain of the virtual enterprise. Some of these
characteristics are mandatory requirements, some are
optional requirements. We strongly advice that the
mandatory requirements are observed, even when the
process of gathering these data and/or information
proves to be difficult. The optional requirements
mentioned in the model provide a general framework as
to what should be expected from a potential partner and
can be changed according to the particular needs. These
requirements are then inserted into a mathematical
model, adaptable, flexible, customizable. The model is
adaptable because it allows to insert certain issues of
interest and to eliminate the unnecessary or irrelevant
ones, it is flexible due to the possibility to change weights
according to the relative importance of each feature and
it is customizable since is based on questionnaires which
are designed by each agent company, according to its
specific needs.
This model is based on actual observation of the
Romanian market.
