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Virtual Enterprise Modeling and Support Infrastructures: Applying Multi-agent System Approaches

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Multi-Agent Systems and Applications (ACAI 2001)

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Virtual enterprises paradigm represents an important application field for multi-agent approaches, both in terms of modeling and infrastructure development. This article summarizes the main challenges in this field and describes several current Multi-Agent System application approaches. A particular emphasis is given to the creation and operation phases of the virtual enterprise life cycle. Several open challenges in this area are also introduced.

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  1. Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2825, Monte Caparica, Portugal

    Luis M. Camarinha-Matos

  2. Faculty of Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, 1098, SJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  1. Department of Electronics and Computer Science Highfield, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

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  2. Facultiy of Electr. Engineering, Dept. of Cybernetics Technicka 2, Czech Technical University, 166 27, Prague 6, Czech Republic

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  3. Dept.of Med. Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Vienna, Freyung 6, 1010, Vienna, Austria

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  4. Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Schottengasse 3, 1010, Vienna, Austria

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Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Afsarmanesh, H. (2001). Virtual Enterprise Modeling and Support Infrastructures: Applying Multi-agent System Approaches. In: Luck, M., Mařík, V., Štěpánková, O., Trappl, R. (eds) Multi-Agent Systems and Applications. ACAI 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2086. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-47745-4_16

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