Chapter 7

Virtual Enterprises Based on Multiagent Systems

Gottfried Koppensteiner1,2; Reinhard Grabler2; David P. Miller4; Munir Merdan2,3    1 Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria2 Practical Robotics Institute Austria, Vienna, Austria3 Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria4 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

Abstract

The capability of enterprises to form network organizations and cooperate with partners is an important factor for a competitive market position. The information and knowledge exchange between partners plays a critical role in the success of such networks. It is of the highest importance to have an efficient information flow to find the appropriate knowledge source in the desired quality and in adequate ...

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