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Research on new technologies for the virtual enterprise operation has opened up new ideas on the design principles and operation approaches in order to maximize benefits and overcome limitations encountered. Agent and Web Service Technologies in Virtual Enterprises provides a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in agent and Web service technologies, integrating the most recent contributions supporting formation, integration, collaboration, and operation in virtual enterprises. This Premier Reference Source enables libraries to provide researchers with a deep and thorough understanding of the benefits and issues surrounding agents and Web service technologies, and practical insights from examples of applications of these technologies throughout various aspects of the virtual enterprise life cycle.

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Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xiv
Acknowledgment	p. xxii
Agents and Web Services Overview
Software Agent Technology: An Overview	p. 1
Web Services Technology: An Overview	p. 25
Virtual Enterprise Formation
Virtual Enterprise Formation Supported by Agents and Web Services	p. 46
Virtual Enterprise Integration
Adaptive Service Choreography Support in Virtual Enterprises	p. 66
Technologies to Support the Market of Resources as an Infrastructure for Agile/Virtual Enterprise Integration	p. 76
The Utilization of Semantic Web for Integrating Enterprise Systems	p. 97
A Recommender Agent to Support Knowledge Sharing in Virtual Enterprises	p. 115
Framework of Agent-Based Intelligent System for Distributed Virtual Enterprise Project Control	p. 135
Sharing Views, Information, and Cross-Enterprise Culture in the Corporate Situation Room	p. 160
Multi-Agent Systems Integration in Enterprise Environments Using Web Services	p. 174
Web Service Discovery and Composition for Virtual Enterprises	p. 190
Achieving Agile Enterprise Through Integrated Process Management: From Planning to Work Execution	p. 208
Virtual Enterprise Operation
Agents and Multi-Agent Systems in Supply Chain Management: An Overview	p. 223
A Conceptual Framework for Business Process Modeling in Virtual Organizations	p. 244
Towards a Virtual Enterprise Architecture for the Environmental Sector	p. 256
Using VO Concept for Managing Dynamic Security Associations	p. 267
Interoperability Middleware for Federated Business Services in Web-Pilacros	p. 288
Web-Based Template-Driven Communication Support Systems: Using Shadow netWorkspace to Support Trust Development in Virtual Teams	p. 310
Web Service Design Concepts and Structures for Support of Highly Interconnected E-Health Infrastructures: A Bottom-Up Approach	p. 327
Compilation of References	p. 341
About the Contributors	p. 370
Index	p. 379
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