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Enhancing the Preparedness of SMEs for E-Business Opportunities by Collaborative Networks

Enhancing the Preparedness of SMEs for E-Business Opportunities by Collaborative Networks
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Author(s): Heiko Duin (BIBA Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH, Germany)and Klaus-Dieter Thoben (BIBA Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH, Germany)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 16
Source title: E-Business Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs: Driving Competitiveness
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal)and João Varajão (University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-880-3.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter introduces virtual Organisations (VOs) as a special organisational form of collaborative networks of SMEs to conduct E-Business projects. VOs are normally not created from scratch, but instantiated from a strategic network or pool of enterprises. This enhances the preparedness of participating members when an E-Business opportunity occurs. The underlying strategic network acts as a breeding environment for the VOs. Therefore, it is called a VO Breeding Environment (VBE). Examples from the automotive industry are illustrating the development and needs of this concept. Strategic planning is important for such a network in order to increase chances of occurring business opportunities. The remainder of this chapter shows how scenario-oriented methods such as cross-impact analysis can be used to support a collaborative strategic planning in such networked organisations. The application of such methods allows long-term foresight and the anticipation of the right technological, financial and business oriented decisions.

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