Title :
Designing the virtual enterprise
Author :
Dorf, Richard C.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
The virtual enterprise integrates business components located in multiple locations using technological aids for business communication. All enterprises seek to optimize the use of business resources, including communication technologies, in order to achieve maximum total utility for the enterprise. A business design process is proposed which may enable the enterprise to attain the optimum use of resources in the pursuit of the virtual enterprise
Keywords :
business communication; business data processing; office automation; strategic planning; business communication; business components; business design process; business resource use; communication technologies; maximum total utility; technological aids; virtual enterprise design; Business communication; Collaborative software; Communication aids; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Engineering management; Technology management; Videoconference; Virtual enterprises; Voice mail;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3552-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547803
