A framework to create a virtual organisation breeding environment in the mould and die sector

Abstract

The effective creation of Virtual Enterprises emerges of a previous work and environment called recently as Virtual Organisations Breeding Environment. The framework here proposed is one of the results of five years research project in the field of Collaborative Network Organisations. This paper describes a framework to create and support the Virtual Enterprises life cycle in the mould and die sector. The framework called AmbianCE was validated in a Brazilian Virtual Organisation Breeding Environment.