Proposal for a ubiquitous virtual enterprise reference model on next-generation convergence network

Abstract

Nowadays, market environments can be expressed in terms of increased competition, the diverse demands of customers, and the rapid innovation of IT technologies and so forth. These environmental changes have left companies facing a highly competitive market, and company revenues are gradually decreasing. Virtual enterprise is considered as the one of the alternatives available to facilitate adjustment to the new digital economy and save companies from falling into a red ocean. The contents of this research include the definition of virtual enterprise, and the characteristics and technologies for embodying it in a company. The paper suggests a new flow model for a decision support system in a virtual enterprise set-up, assesses critical success factors and weights as per the factors from case studies. From the previous analysis, paper defines the needs of collaborative activities in virtual enterprise and suggests the ubiquitous virtual enterprise reference model. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.