Title :
DecoCHina, a Chinese-Swiss collaborative network of Industrial SMEs
Author :
Pouly, Michel ; Greber, Mario ; Glardon, Rémy ; Huber, Charles ; Beeler, Jean
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Production Processes & Manage., ERFL, Lausanne
Abstract :
Industrial SMEs face new challenges in global markets with customers requiring more complete solutions and ability to source their procurements anywhere in the world. If large companies have enough resources to gain from the new opportunities provided by the Chinese market, small SMEs can only compete through cooperation within collaborative networks. The DecoCHina network is an example of such a solution that requires new business processes and the corresponding ICT support tools.
Keywords :
groupware; small-to-medium enterprises; Chinese market; Chinese-Swiss collaborative network; DecoCHina; industrial SME; Business; Collaborative work; Companies; Financial management; Globalization; Marketing management; Organizations; Outsourcing; Production; Surface-mount technology; Collaborative networks; ICT support;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2008. CSCWD 2008. 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xi´an
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1650-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1651-6
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2008.4537115
