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Most of the major manufacturers over the world have become to a large extent systems integra-
tors, providing only some of the specialized parts and nal assembly of subsystems from a network
of suppliers (see Section 1.2.2.2.1 “Networks of Resources”). eir economic role has transformed
mainly into the basic planning, coordination, design, marketing, and service, but not complete
production per se. For the existence and growth of such virtual organizations, it is important that
the company be able to manage the complexities of managing such relationship on day-to-day
basis. A PRM system provides all the ...