Luis M. Camarinha-Matos & Hamideh Afsarmanesh 
Network-Centric Collaboration and Supporting Frameworks 
IFIP TC 5 WG 5.5, Seventh IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, 25-27 September 2006, Helsinki, Finland

Collaborative Networks is a fast developing area, as shown by the already large number of diverse real-world implemented cases and the dynamism of its related involved research community. Being recognized as the most focused scientific and technical conference on Collaborative Networks, PRO-VE continues to offer the opportunity for presentation and discussion of both the latest research developments as well as the practical application case studies.

Table of Content

Modeling Frameworks.- A Modeling Framework for Collaborative Networked Organizations.- A Conceptional Framework for Modeling Complex Adaptation of Collaborative Networks.- UEML:Coherent Languages and Elementary Constructs Determination.- Collaborative Networks Models.- Self-Organizing Virtual Enterprises.- A Contribution To A Production Network (PN) Theory.- Towards a Taxonomy for Networking Models For Innovation.- Networking and Innovation.- Towards a Culture Of Sharing And Exchange:Investing in the Intangible Assets And Intellectual Capital For The Leveraging Of Collaborative Networks.- Organizational Survival In Cooperation Networks:The Case Of Automobile Manufacturing.- Issues of Participant Absorptive Capacity in Establishing Virtual Enterprise Operations.- Contribution of Pervasine Intelligence to Collaborative Innovation Processes.- VALUE SYSTEMS.- Towards The Definition Of Business Models And Governance Rules For Virtual Breeding Environments.- Distinct Approaches To Value System In Collaborative Networks Environments.- A New Model For Achieving Value Added Goals In A Collaborative Industrial Scenario.- Competency Management.- Competency and Profiling Management in Virtual Organization Breeding Environments.- Competence Profiling in Virtual Companies.- Collaborative Planning in Competence-Cell Based Networks.- Trust Building.- Assessment and Creation of Trust in VBEs.- Trust Building for Enhancing Collaboration in Virtual Organizations.- It is not all About Trust-The Role of Distrust in Inter-Organizational Relationships.- Trust and Risk.- Coordinating Supplier Relations:The Role of Interorganizational Trust and Interdependence.- Industrial Networks Trust Bonds: A Sociological Perspective.- Stability Analysis in the Framework of Decision Making Under Risk and Uncertainty.- Process Management.- Dissecting Inter-Organizational Business Process Modeling: A Linguistic and Conceptual Approach.- Dynamic Process Organization.- A Collaborative Model For Logistics Process Management.- Distributed Model Management For Collaborative Networks In AEC.- Performance And Network Management.- Enhancements In Performance Through Virtual Collaboration Among SMEs Potentials, Needs, and Research Challenges.- Correlating Performance With Social Network Structure Through Teaching Social Network Analysis.- On The Role Of Value Systems And Reciprocity In Collaborative Environments.- Knowledge Management Based Approach For Virtual Organization Inheritance.- Decision Making.- Decisional Interoperability: Concepts And Formalisation.- Training Of Strategic Decisions In Collaborative Networks Through Serious Games.- Pricing Of Delivery Service In A Logistics Network.- Platforms For Professional Virtual Communities.- Areito: A Development Platform For Virtual Learning Communities.- Network Oasis: New Practices For Emergent Collaborative Working Environments.- A Process Model For Collaborative Problem Solving In Virtual Communities Of Practice.- Frameworks For PVC.- Adaptive Collaboration In Professional Virtual Communities Via Negotiations Of Social Protocols.- The Socio-Technical Design Of A SME Knowledge Community In The Construction Industry.- Using Social Capital As A Conceptual Framework For Professional Virtual Communities Formalization.- VO Creation.- Operational Design In VO Supply Networks Creation.- Partner Selection With Network Interdependencies: An Application.- Identifying Partners And Organizational Logical Structures For Collaborative Conceptual Design.- Source Networks For Formation Of Virtual Enterprises Active In Electronic System Design.- Negotiation And Contracting.- A Case Study On Electronic Contracting In On-Line Advertising-Status And Prospects.- Analysis Of Human Negotiations For e-Business Improvements.- Game Theoretic Negotiation Strategy For Virtual Enterprise With Multiagent Systems.- ICT Platforms For Collaboration.- The Ecolead ICT Infrastructure For Collaborative Networked Organizations.- Development Of An ICT Infrastructure For Internet Based Integration.- It Support For Periods Of Group Creativity In Virtual Enterprises.- Addressing Autonomy And Interoperability In Breeding Environments.- Distributed Information Systems.- Distributed Information Services Supporting Collaborative Network Management.- A Mobile Agent Architecture To Enable Collaborative Information System Survival.- Distributed Model Management Platform For Virtual Enterprise Networks.- Interoperability In Collaborative Network Of Biodiversity Organizations.- Service Oriented Approaches.- Service Development In Virtual Enterprises.- Virtual Organization Management Using Web Service Choreography And Software Agents.- Challenges Of Lifecycle Service Business For Virtual Organisations.- ICT Components.- Single Sign-On And Authorization For Dynamic Virtual Organizations.- Product Centric Integration:Exploring The Impact Of RFID And Agent Technology On Supply Chain Management.- Government-Wide Workflow Infrastructure-Enabling Virtual Government Organizations.- Collaborative Networks In Industry.- Past, Present And Future Of The Andalusan Aeronautical Cluster.- Knowledge Management For Dynamic Automotive Networks.- A Framework To Create A Virtual Organization Breeding Environment In The Mould And Die Sector.- Strategic Production Networks:The Approach Of Small Textile Industry.- Collaborative Networks In Services.- The Non-Accidental Tourist:Using Ambient Intelligence For Enhancing Tourist Experiences.- Case-Study: How To Implement Collaborative Software Supply- Chains- Lessons Learned From The Task- Initiative.- A Collaborative Legal Framework For Certified Enforcement With ITSIbus ALPR.- e-Health And Care Service Integration: The Demographic Challenge.