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Product life cycles tend to shorten, time to market also, and even the global networked structures, corresponding to the recent approaches of the Extended, Virtual and Agile Enterprise (Agile/Virtual Enterprise model — A/VE) tend to last shorter and shorter time. The ability of dynamic reconfigurability is a requirement that the enterprises corresponding to this A/VE model must satisfy to assure a permanent alignment with the market. A/V E can have as many instantiations as required either by product changes or as a requirement of quality and competitiveness improvement. In the paper we discuss the need and the dynamics of the A/V E reconfiguration, using as support example the automotive industry supply chain.
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Cunha, M., Putnik, G. (2002). Discussion on Requirements for Agile Virtual Enterprises Reconfigurability Dynamics: The Example of the Automotive Industry. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M. (eds) Collaborative Business Ecosystems and Virtual Enterprises. PRO-VE 2002. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 85. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35585-6_56
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