Innovative Production Machines and Systems Conference - E-manufacturing

WELCOME TO IPROMS 2006 conference session of E-manufacturing,E-business and Virtual Enterprises!

Tsaneva — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:31:06 +0100

Dear authors,

I have the pleasure to welcome you to the E-manufacturing, E-business and Virtual
Enterprises session of the IPROMS 2006 conference! Congratulations, your papers have been
accepted and published on the conference web site. They promote valuable pieces of work

Collaborative E-business and E-manufacturing in distributed environments

soroka — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:11:03 +0100

Mikel Sorli
Iñigo Mendikoa

The present paper focuses on the topics of E- business, E- manufacturing and Virtual Enterprises in distributed
environments. It is based mainly on the Europe&Asia Link project WECIDM (ASI/B7-301/3152-99/72553) starting in

E-collaboration – a literature review

Vlado — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:40:24 +0100

Yingli Wang

Recent advances in inter-enterprise software and communication technologies, along with the trends towards globalization, networking, mass customization, and digitization in the context of the supply chain, have led to the development of ‘e-collaboration’ concept.

User-interface Architectures for VE Dynamic Reconfiguration: An Initial Analysis

Vlado — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:37:55 +0100

P. Gonçalves
G.D. Putnik
M. Cunha
R.Sousa

In order to achieve and to manage the VE dynamic reconfiguration, it is necessary to minimize the VE reconfiguration time, as one of the dynamic reconfiguration factors. The paper presents the concept of the two userinterface architectures, based on the BM_Virtual Enterprise Architecture Reference Model (BM-VEARM), and their role in VE operations: the “direct” communication architecture (DCA) and the “virtual” communication architecture (VCA) as well as an implementation. The developed implementation is based on basic available technologies capable of representing the phenomena. In the case of our study, the DCA implementation consists of face-to-face communication through the well known videoconferencing software MSN Messenger. The end-user can hear and see an interlocutor (human, person) on the computer screen. The VCA is based on a MS Agent technology interface.The end-user can not see or hear the human interlocutor because he is “masked” by one of the chosen software agents. In the application, called E-Mask, the end-user always sees the same software agent/mask and hears the same voice (mask’s). It is expected that the set-up time, i.e. the end-user adaptation time, will be similar with or without a change in the interlocutor during a conversation when using the VCA. A comparison of the two proposed architectures is made.

Learning the Users View: Information Retrieval in a Semantic Network

Schlegel — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:31:40 +0100

S. Thiel
S. Dalakakis

In flexible production environments, technically supported knowledge becomes more and more a key factor for success. Therefore, this paper presents the development of a learning retrieval agent for knowledge extraction from the Active Semantic Network with respect to user-requests.

Leonardo da Vinci Programme supports the Development of e-Learning Methods in Application to the Vocational Training in ...

Vlado — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:00:44 +0100

W. Klimasara
Z. Pilat
R. Sawwa
M. Słowikowski
J. Zieliński

The development of presentation techniques that involve multimedia tools - and especially the enhanced quality and availability of IT communication technologies - has enabled the introduction of new teaching methods.

e-Cat – VBE Members Profiling and Competency Management Tool

Vlado — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:56:13 +0100

Jiří Hodík
Petr Bečvář
Jiří Vokřínek
Jiří Bíba
Eduard Semsch

The e-Cat is a research prototype of a tool for maintenance of members' profiles and competencies in a Virtual Organisation Breeding Environment.

Collaborative Virtual Research Environment To Support Integration & Steering of Multi-site Experiments

Tsaneva — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:50:11 +0100

Daniela K. Tsaneva
Kevin T. W. Tan
Michael W. Daley
Nick J. Avis
Philip J. Withers

This paper presents a prototype Virtual Research Environment (VRE) which orchestrates and exposes a set of collaborative tools to support multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams. Our focus in this study is to support and enable teams of material scientists, academic and industrial engineers, as well as instrument scientists to work together in undertaking, compiling, analysing, interrogating and visualizing multiple experiments on components of high complexity at different sites. The VRE harnessed tools will facilitate interactive steering of 24-hour experiments between post-doctoral and PhD students located on-site with senior researchers at the host institution or even at home. The developed VRE aims to enhance the student learning/training experience and to identify exciting opportunities that arise during the experiment that are currently sometimes missed. The VRE

Collaborative Analysis among virtual teams: an experience

Vlado — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:44:25 +0100

A. C. Pithon
M. R. Brochado
F. S. Sandonato
B. M. Teixeira

The virtual work modifies establish habits of teamwork, therefore the experience is lived deeply not to be physically together in workstation while tasks are carried through.

Using Semantic Web Technologies to Discover Resources within the Intranet of an Organization

rusu_teodora — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:40:51 +0100

S. C. Buraga
T. Rusu

The paper presents a semantic Web-based architecture used to discover Web resources within the Intranet of an enterprise. This platform is based on Web services and agents, exploiting the spatial/temporal relations related to Web resources.