In the wake of Globalization, the Eastern European small and medium size manufacturers (SME) are facing ever-increasing competition from the larger and multi-national players. Collaboration with other companies may be the only economical way to overcome this challenge. In most cases, these communities are formed due to favourable socio-economic conditions found in a specific geographical area. Therefore, a specialized approach needs to be developed to cater the possible interactions for related SMEs in a specific industrial sector; this is only possible through an affordable collaboration platform. This article will present a research approach and the relevant challenges for the development and introduction of a collaboration tool based upon open source capabilities with industry specific business process functionalities.
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Imtiaz, A., Hauge, J.B. (2008). Enriching Collaboration Among Eastern European SMEs Through Dedicated Virtual Platform. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Picard, W. (eds) Pervasive Collaborative Networks. PRO-VE 2008. IFIP – The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 283. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84837-2_58
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