Title :
Towards the Creation of a Digital Business Ecosystem for the Shoe Manufacturing Domain
Author :
Chituc, Claudia-Melania ; Toscano, Cesar ; Azevedo, Americo
Author_Institution :
Porto Univ., Porto
Abstract :
The digital business ecosystem paradigm emerged worldwide as an approach supporting the adoption and development of interoperable infrastructures among SMEs, supporting them to achieve their goals efficiently. The aim of this article is to present a novel three-layered approach towards the creation of a digital business ecosystem for the shoe manufacturing domain, following ebXML scenario and framework, and using open-source software. Relevant related works are also discussed, emphasizing the innovative aspects and advantages of this novel approach.
Keywords :
XML; footwear industry; open systems; production engineering computing; public domain software; small-to-medium enterprises; SME; digital business ecosystem; ebXML scenario; interoperable infrastructures; open-source software; shoe manufacturing domain; Business communication; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Costs; Ecosystems; Environmental economics; Footwear industry; Manufacturing industries; Open source software; Production; business digital ecosystem; ebXML; infrastructure; interoperability; shoe manufacturing domain;
Conference_Titel :
Digital EcoSystems and Technologies Conference, 2007. DEST '07. Inaugural IEEE-IES
Conference_Location :
Cairns
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0470-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0470-3
DOI :
10.1109/DEST.2007.371951
