Establishing virtual enterprises by means of mobile agents

Panos K. Chrysanthis, Taieb Znati, Sujata Banerjee, Shi Kuo Chang

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Abstract

Electronic commerce is expanding from the simple notion of electronic stores to the notion of virtual enterprises (VE), where existing enterprises dynamically form temporary alliances, joining their businesses in order to share their costs, skills and resources in supporting certain activities. Two fundamental problems in VE are: (1) how a VE is established, and (2) how information is shared among the VE participants in a controlled and efficient manner. Currently, existing enterprises are using workflows to automate their operations by integrating their information systems and human resources. Thus, in this paper, we view the establishment of a VE as a problem of dynamically expanding and integrating workflows in decentralized, autonomous and interacting workflow management systems. The focus is on the idea of mobile agents called «adlets» and their use in establishing VEs that involves advertising, negotiating and exchanging control information and data as well as its management.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 9th International Workshop on Research Issues on Data Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationInformation Technology for Virtual Enterprises, RIDE-VE 1999
EditorsDimitrios Georgakopoulos, Leszek Maciaszek
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages116-123
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)0769501192, 9780769501192
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
Event9th International Workshop on Research Issues on Data Engineering: Information Technology for Virtual Enterprises, RIDE-VE 1999 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: Mar 23 1999Mar 24 1999

Publication series

NameProceedings - 9th International Workshop on Research Issues on Data Engineering: Information Technology for Virtual Enterprises, RIDE-VE 1999

Conference

Conference9th International Workshop on Research Issues on Data Engineering: Information Technology for Virtual Enterprises, RIDE-VE 1999
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period3/23/993/24/99

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems and Management

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