In this work, a new method to resolve conflict situations (Mcr) common in collaborative facility design using computer support tools is developed. The method uses traditional human conflict resolution approaches that have been used successfully by others. It incorporates principles for...

Demand and capacity sharing (DCS) among entities within a supply network are common practice, and have become attractive strategies for competing and non-competing supply enterprises (SEs). Examples include airlines, test and assembly factories, and outsourced maintenance and logistics...

To deal with volatile product demand and rapidly changing manufacturing technologies for sustainable returns, selective collaboration among companies in supply networks (SNs) is required. Recently, demand and capacity sharing among independent and non-competitive manufacturers, at the same...

This research investigates the design of Task Administration Protocols (TAPs) for effective task allocation and administration in collaborative production/service systems. Customer-focused and concurrent engineering service systems process tasks more effectively as a result of the power of...