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This paper discusses partner selection for virtual enterprises. It provides a framework to define the notion of the virtual enterprise. It also defines the concepts resource, capabilities and competence and explains that two types of competence are essential to operate successfully in a virtual enterprise: functional competence and alliance competence. It discusses how they can be described and assessed.
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Pedersen, J.D., van den Berg, R.J. (2001). Supporting Partner Selection for Virtual Enterprises. In: Mo, J.P.T., Nemes, L. (eds) Global Engineering, Manufacturing and Enterprise Networks. DIISM 2000. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 63. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35412-5_11
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