Dimensioning virtual organizations based on risk levels

Abstract

In an increasingly competitive market, small and medium enterprises have the option to take advantage of collaboration opportunities to consort their core competencies to achieve an objective. In fact, this is the purpose of the so-called Virtual Organizations (OVs), which aim to attend a goal joining partner forces. However, when these Virtual Organizations are created, it is necessary to deal with the maximum number of participants involved in the process and the risk involved in these relationships, which should be measured through a well-defined process. This paper aims to present an approach to dimensioning the number of participants involved in the formation of a Virtual Organization composed of several service providers (SPs). This approach is based on the overall risk level of the participants and uses different Risk Analysis Methods to assess the suited number of participants to be part of a Virtual Organization.