Agile/virtual enterprise (A/VE) is seen as a new and most advanced organizational paradigm, and is expected to serve as a vehicle towards a seamless perfect alignment of the enterprise within the market. ""Agile Virtual Enterprises: Implementation and Management Support"" addresses A/VE as a highly dynamic, reconfigurable agile network of independent enterprises sharing all resources, including knowledge, market, and customers; using specific organizational architectures that introduce the enterprises' true virtual environments.

About the Author

Maria Manuela Cunha is currently an Assistant Professor at the Scholl of Management of Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave where she is president of the scientific board, director of the department of Information Systems, and teaches subjects related with Information Systems and Information Technology on undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Bruno da Conceicao Cortes is currently a Senior Software Developer of Business Objects, the world leading company on Business Intelligence solutions. Goran D. Putnik received his Dipl. Eng., M.Sci. and Dr.Sci. from the Belgrade University, both M.Sci. and Dr.Sci. in the domain of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems.

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