Global engineering, manufacturing and enterprise networks : IFIP TC5 WG5.3/5.7/5.12 Fourth International Working Conference on the Design of Information Infrastructure Systems for Manufacturing (DIISM 2000), November 15-17, 2000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Preface. Foreword by the Conference Chairman. Foreword by the Chairman of International Program Committee. Part One: Keynote. Accessing Corporate Memory - Some Knowledge Structure Concepts R.C. Beckett. Part Two: Virtual Enterprises. Virtual Enterprise Architecture and its Supporting Methods/Tools for Managing Supply Chain System Life Cycle Y. Kamio, et al. Flexible Infrastructure for Virtual Enterprises A.T.M. Aerts, et al. Assessing Ability to Execute in Virtual Enterprises R.J. van den Berg, M. Tolle. Project-specific Process Configuration in Virtual Enterprises C. Rupprecht, et al. Functional Requirements for Inter-enterprise Intranet Services A.S. Kazi, M. Hannus. The Architecture of an Internet-based Virtual Industrial Community M. Zhou. From Single Enterprises to Complementary Networks E.h. H.-P. Wiendahl, et al. Part Three: Modelling and Analysis of Virtual Enterprises. Use of GERAM as Basis for a Virtual Enterprise Framework Model J. Vesterager, et al. The Component-oriented Approach towards Complex Product Development F. Wang, J.J. Mills. Supporting Partner Selection for Virtual Enterprises J.D. Pedersen, R.J. van den Berg. Specifying Interactions in Integrated Manufacturing Systems D. Flater. Modelling Semiosis of Design V.V. Kryssanov, J.B.M. Goossenaerts. Modelling for Designing, Managing and Improving Virtual Enterprises in One-of-a-kind Business L. Koskela, et al. An Adaptive Process Management System (APMS) C. Menzel, P. Benjamin. Modelling Requirements for Self-integrating Manufacturing Systems P. Denno. Part Four: Supply Chain Management. Ergonomic Concerns in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems and Its Implementations R.R. Bishu, et al.Low-cost System for Supply Chain Management K. Furst, T. Schmidt. A Booking Type Production System as a Collaboration Method for Virtual Enterprises Y. Nishioka, et al. Collaborative Design Procedure for Supply Chain Process Integration Using UML F.E. Plonka, et al. Agent-based Architecture for Flexible Lean Cell Design, Analysis and Evaluation T.E. Potok, et al. Supply Chain Business System Reference Model: A Business Process Description Using IDEF0 S. Umeda, H. Bin. Part Five: e-Commerce and e-Service. B2B E-Commerce Infrastructure Using Agents and Standards A Potential Impact Analysis and Architecture N. Ivezic, et al. A Web-based Bidding Workbench for Global Manufacturing M. Zhou, et al. Web-based maintenance manual with three-dimensional simulation model K. Morita, et al. e-Service for Complex Technical Products - a New Approach for Supporting Life-cycle Services S. Burkner, H.-P. Wiendahl. Automated Management of Quality Control System for Network Enterprise J.P.T. Mo. Neo-kaizen Applications on the Generic Operations Support and Renewal K. Mori, et al. Part Six: Product Development and Life Cycle Management. Towards Information and Knowledge in Product Realization Infrastructures J.J. Mills, J. Goossenaerts. Requirements on Product Information Management in the Sales and Service Life-cycle Phases of a Plant K. Jansson, et al. A VR-based CAD System J.M. Zheng, et al. Dependencies Between Design Product Models and Simulation Models R. Anderl, S. Kleiner. A Manufacturing Information Infrastructure to Link Team Based Design to Global Manufacture R.I.M. Young, et al. Non-destructive Tracing of a Product Life Cycle Through Geometry Extraction from Radiographs J. Hefele, R.D. Bolton. Planning