Technical co-sponsors. Program Committee. Foreword. Part I: A Framework for Virtual Enterprises. 1. The Virtual Enterprise Concept; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh. 2. Tendencies and General Requirements for Virtual Enterprises; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh. 3. Federated Information Management Requirements for Virtual Enterprises; H. Afsarmanesh, et al. 4. Coordination and Configuration Requirements in a Virtual Enterprise; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, C.P. Lima. 5. Communication Infrastructure Requirements in a VE; A.L. Osorio, et al. 6. Socio-Organizational Requirements for a VE; A. Brandao Moniz, P. Urze. Part II: The Prodnet Infrastructure. 7. The Prodnet Goals and Approach; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh. 8. The Prodnet Architecture; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh. 9. Design of the Federated Information Management Architecture for Prodnet; H. Afsarmanesh, et al. 10. Prodnet Coordination Module; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, C.P. Lima. 11. The Prodnet Communication Infrastructure; A.L. Osorio, et al. 12. Support for Electronic Data Interchange; P. Gibon, et al. 13. Step Support for Virtual Enterprises; A. Schreiber. 14. Production Planning and Control in a Virtual Enterprise; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, et al. 15. Product Data Management; T. Mechlinski, A. Schreiber. 16. Distributed Business Process Management; A.A. Pereira Klen, et al. 17. Selection of Partners for a Virtual Enterprise;L.M. Camarinha-Matos, T. Cardoso. 18. The Prodnet Demonstrator; L.M. Camarinha-Matos, et al. Part III: Other Advanced Approaches. 19. A Framework for Distributed Information Management in the Virtual Enterprise: The Vega Project; A. Zarli, P. Poyet. 20. A Design Process Model to Support Concurrent Project Development in Networks of SMES; A. Alzaga, J. Martin. 21. PerDIS: An Infrastructure for Cooperative Engineering in Virtual Enterprise; F. Sandakly, et al. 22. SMES in the Virtual Enterprise &endash; LOGSME Enables IT Support; I. Hunt, et al. 23. Implementing Internet Enabled Virtual Enterprises Using Collaborative Agents; W. Shen, D.H. Norrie. 24. Agent Communication for Scheduling in the Extended Enterprise; J. Reis, et al. 25. A Framework for Improving the Quality of Operation in a Virtual Enterprise; P.M. Wognum, E.C.C. Faber. 26. A Brazilian Case of VE Coordination; C.F. Bremer, et al. 27. A Virtual Enterprise Model, as Proposed within Project ICIV Aimed at Supporting Networked SMES; R. Tononi, N. Marturano. 28. Supply Chain Management Based on Market Mechanism in Virtual Enterprise; T. Kaihara. 29. The Value System Designer &endash; An Infrastructure for Building the Virtual Enterprise; B.R. Katzy. 30. An Electronic Market Architecture for the Formation of Virtual Enterprises; A.P. Rocha, E. Oliveira. 31. Automating Partner Selection for a Virtual Organization; T. Janowski, et al. 32. Definition of a Generic Capability Model for Extended Enterprise Design