Table Of ContentCommunications
in Computer and Information Science 248
Goran D. Putnik
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Eds.)
Virtual and Networked
Organizations,
Emergent Technologies,
and Tools
First International Conference, ViNOrg 2011
Ofir, Portugal, July 6-8, 2011
Revised Selected Papers
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GoranD.Putnik
UniversityofMinho
DepartmentofProductionandSystemsEngineering
CampusdeAzurem
4800-058Guimarães,Portugal
E-mail:[email protected]
MariaManuelaCruz-Cunha
PolytechnicInstituteofCávadoeAve
SchoolofTechnology
CampusdoIPCA-LugardoAlda˘o
4750-810VilaFrescainhaS.MartinhoBCL,Portugal
E-mail:[email protected]
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Preface
This book of proceedings presents the selected papers from the International
ConferenceonVirtualandNetworkedOrganizationsEmergentTechnologiesand
Tools, ViNOrg 2011. The International Conference on Virtual and Networked
Organizations Emergent Technologies and Tools embraces the rapidly emerg-
ing field of information technologies and systems developments to support new
organizationalmodels such as networked and virtual organizations.
With the objective of contributing to the development, implementation and
promotion of advanced emergent IC technologies to be used in future virtual
and networked organizations, through the discussion and sharing of knowledge
as well as experiences and scientific and technical results, 50 academics, scien-
tists and professionals from all over the world were joined in this event, held in
Ofir, Portugal, during July 6–8, 2011, and organized by the by 2100 Projects
Association – Scientific Association for Promotion of Technology and Manage-
ment for Organizationaland Social Transformative Change.
The main topics of ViNOrg 2011 covered ubiquitous computing and organi-
zations,cloudcomputing andarchitectures,gridcomputing,human– computer
interfaces, serious games, data mining, Web services, cognitive systems, social
networks and other emergent IT/IS approaches in various function domains,
such as decision support systems, planning, design, control, negotiation, mar-
keting, management and many others, in the context of virtual and networked
enterprises and organizations.
Over 60 manuscripts were submitted, of which 35 were selected for oral pre-
sentationandinclusionintheconferenceproceedings.Duetothehighqualityof
theselectedpapers,thisbookofproceedingsrepresentsasignificantcontribution
to the literature in virtual and networked organizations.
We are grateful to all the authors for their contributions to this conference
as well as to the ProgramCommittee members for their valuable collaboration.
We hope this book meets your expectations.
Goran D. Putnik
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha
Table of Contents
Cloud-Based Contextually Aware Adaptive Systems for Enterprise
Transformation .................................................. 1
Gabrielle Peko, Ching-Shen Dong, Max Erik Rohde, and
David Sundaram
Toward a Centrality Index for Computing Grids ..................... 12
Paulo Mourao
Towards Agent-Based Models for Synthetic Social Network
Generation...................................................... 18
Enrico Franchi
MMORPG – Towards a Sustainable Livelihood Model for Africa and
Beyond ......................................................... 28
Andre Mostert and Russell H. Kaschula
Model of a Game for Improving Integrated Decisions in Production
Management .................................................... 40
Jos´e de Souza Rodrigues, D´ebora Scardine da Silva Pistori,
Ka´tia L´ıvia Zambon, Ariane Scarelli, Rui M. Lima, and
Jos´e Dinis-Carvalho
A Serious Game for Supporting Training in Risk Management through
Project-BasedLearning........................................... 52
Tu´lio Aca´cio Bandeira Galva˜o, Francisco Milton Mendes Neto,
Mara Franklin Bonates, and Marcos Tullyo Campos
Assessing the Performance of Virtual Teams with Intelligent Agents .... 62
Mauro Nunes and Henrique O’Neill
Combining Real and Virtual Research Environments through the
Internet of Things................................................ 70
Dieter Uckelmann and Bernd Scholz-Reiter
The Relevance of Results in Interpretive Research in Information
Systems and Technology .......................................... 80
Isabel Ferreira, S´ılvia Ferreira, and Isabel Ramos
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Computer-Assisted Rehabilitation Program – Virtual Reality
(CARP-VR): A Program for Cognitive Rehabilitation of Executive
Dysfunction ..................................................... 90
ArtemisaRochaDores,IrenePalmares Carvalho, FernandoBarbosa,
Isabel Almeida, Sandra Guerreiro, Bruno Oliveira,
Liliana de Sousa, and Alexandre Castro Caldas
Recommendation of Learning Objects in an Ubiquitous Learning
Environment through an Agent-Based Approach ..................... 101
Luiz Cla´udio Nogueira da Silva, Francisco Milton Mendes Neto,
Luiz Ja´come Ju´nior, and Raphael de Carvalho Muniz
A Survey of Student Satisfaction with Distance Learning at Faculty of
OrganizationalSciences, University of Belgrade ...................... 111
Maja Krsmanovic, Mladen Djuric, and Veljko Dmitrovic
Proposal of a Computing Model Using GRID Resources for the
JEM-EUSO Space Mission ........................................ 118
J.A. Morales de los R´ıos, M.D. Rodr´ıguez Fr´ıas, L. del Peral,
H. Prieto, and G. Sa´ez-Cano
Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technologies and Challenges ............ 127
Ab´ılio Cardoso and Paulo Simo˜es
Orchestrating Inter-organisationalLogistics Workflows on the Cloud.... 137
Bill Karakostas and Kamalendu Pal
A Planning System Using a Four Level Approach for the Planning of
Production in a Networked Organization............................ 145
Wilhelm Dangelmaier and Dietrich Du¨rksen
Resilience of Virtual and Networked Organizations:An Assessment..... 155
Zora Arsovski, Slavko Arsovski, Aleksandar Aleksic,
Miladin Stefanovic, and Danijela Tadic
Integration of Virtual and Networked Organization Using Server
Oriented Architecture ............................................ 165
Miladin Stefanovic, Slavko Arsovski, Zora Arsovski,
Aleksandar Aleksic, Snezana Nestic, Dragan Rajkovic, and
Zoran Punosevac
New Perspectives of Virtual Teams‘ Collaboration.................... 176
Cosmina Aldea, Anca Draghici, and George Dragoi
Design of a Multi Agent Based Virtual Enterprise Framework for
Sustainable Production ........................................... 186
Bahram Lotfi Sadigh, H. O¨zgu¨r U¨nver, and S. Engin KılıC¸
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A Flexibility Reference Model to Achieve Leagility in Virtual
Organizations ................................................... 196
Jo˜ao Bastos, Ant´onio Almeida, Am´erico Azevedo, and Paulo A´vila
Effective Service Dynamic Packages for Ubiquitous Manufacturing
System ......................................................... 207
Goran D. Putnik, Lu´ıs Ferreira, Vaibhav Shah, Zlata Putnik,
H´elio Castro, Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, and
Maria Leonilde R. Varela
ExperimentalPlatformfor CollaborativeInter and Intra Cellular Fuzzy
Scheduling in an Ubiquitous Manufacturing System .................. 220
Maria Leonilde R. Varela, Rui Barbosa, and Goran D. Putnik
P2P Decision Support System for Cooperative Electrical Energy
Distribution Network Management ................................. 230
Gaspar Vieira, Maria Leonilde R. Varela, and Goran D. Putnik
Prototype Multiplex Communication System for Remote Control of
Machine Tools................................................... 241
Vaibhav Shah, Goran D. Putnik, and H´elio Castro
Process Reuse in Product Development with 5D Models: Concepts,
Similarity Measures and Querying Techniques ....................... 253
Tomo Cerovˇsek
A Critiquing Mechanism in Engineering Machine Design .............. 263
Kamalendu Pal and Bill Karakostas
Modelling Languages Restrictions: A Comparative Study of ArchiMate
and SOMF...................................................... 273
Jo˜ao Gon¸calves Henriques, Pedro Carmo Oliveira, and
Miguel Mira da Silva
Profiling and Framing Structures for Pervasive Information Systems
Development .................................................... 283
Jos´e Eduardo Fernandes, Ricardo J. Machado, and Jo˜ao A´. Carvalho
Seamless Information Integration in Network Enterprises Using
MENTOR: Development of a Reference Ontology in Metrological
Domain......................................................... 294
Carlos A. Costa, Ant´onio Monteiro, Ricardo Gon¸calves, and
Jo˜ao Mendon¸ca da Silva
Smart Communities and Networked Organizations ................... 304
Steven L. Goldman
A Platform for Agile Virtual Enterprise Synthesis .................... 316
Ant´onio Arrais-Castro, Maria Leonilde R. Varela, and
Goran D. Putnik
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Supplier Selection Using Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm ....... 327
Vladimir Rankovic, Zora Arsovski, Slavko Arsovski, Zoran Kalinic,
Igor Milanovic, and Dragana Rejman-Petrovic
TechnologiesIntegrationfor Distributed Manufacturing Scheduling in a
Virtual Enterprise................................................ 337
Gaspar Vieira, Maria Leonilde R. Varela, and Goran D. Putnik
Linked Architects and Urban Planners: Using Social Network Analysis
to Capture Connections........................................... 348
Madalena Cunha Matos and Taˆnia Beisl Ramos
Social Networks as Vital Resources for Adults’ Learning .............. 357
Kathleen P. King
Author Index.................................................. 367
Cloud-Based Contextually Aware Adaptive Systems
for Enterprise Transformation
Gabrielle Peko, Ching-Shen Dong, Max Erik Rohde, and David Sundaram
Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, University of Auckland,
Auckland 1142, New Zealand
{g.peko,j.dong,m.rohde,d.sundaram}@aukland.ac.nz
Abstract. More than ever before, enterprises nowadays are faced with an
environment characterised by asynchronicity, complexity, and uncertainty. We
see three major shortcomings of many current approaches of enabling
enterprises to adapt under these conditions: the proposed processes and systems
often do not deal with the whole context surrounding the enterprise; enterprises
still follow rather deliberate approaches when dealing with strategy and its
execution; and decisions are limited in terms of their reach and range. Cloud
computing has particular characteristics that address these shortcomings. In this
paper we propose Cloud-based contextually aware adaptive lifecycle models,
frameworks, and architectures that enable networked and virtual enterprises to
learn, adapt and be transformed.
Keywords: Cloud, context, adaptive, services, enterprise transformation.
1 Introduction
It is a common thread in many streams of research, such as ERP implementation, that
information technology is not a silver bullet. Many factors besides the technology
must be considered in order to achieve positive enterprise transformation. However,
one common theme still persists in the literature; information technology is often seen
as a central enabler of enterprise change such as in traditional IT-centric projects. In
this article we want to argue for redefining the perspective on what adaptive IT can
and cannot do and suggest the notion of IT as mediator of enterprise change rather
than an enabler. This next generation of adaptive IT uses business context as a driving
force for technology-mediated enterprise change.
We first investigate the notion of enterprises as multi-dimensional, complex,
networked and open systems. Given this we reflect on the traditional perspectives of
seeing technology as the central enabler of enterprise change. We contrast this with
recent literature that emphasises the importance of linking the deliberate approach
with the emergent approach in order to achieve an adaptive enterprise. Based on this
discussion we propose perceiving technology as a multi-dimensional mediator of
context-driven change. To demonstrate this notion we propose a framework and
architecture of a Cloud-based context-aware adaptive system for enterprise
transformation. We conclude with a call for a wider perspective on adaptive systems
for networked enterprises.
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The modern world is characterised by, asynchronicity, complexity and uncertainty.
Enterprises that want to compete in the dynamic markets of today need to be able to
respond rapidly to the ever-increasing rate of change. They have to deal with this
complexity, uncertainty and rapid change at both the macro and the micro levels of
their internal and external environments [8]. Enterprises are far flung in terms of
space and time. Enterprises need to be able to reach anyone, anywhere, anytime and
be able to conduct simple to sophisticated transactions in automated to semi-
automated manners. Some of the changes that are currently taking place are
consumers’ growing demand for new, innovative products and services that are price
competitive. Customers are less loyal to products, they want greater choice.
Consequently, there is an increasing pressure on enterprises to constantly innovate.
Yet, there is a global shortage of business talent. In addition, investors demand
superior returns on their investment and they are more active and flexible in the way
they invest. Added to these factors are the relentless stream of mergers and
acquisitions that change the enterprise’s environment. The volatility of the business
environment creates uncertainty that necessitates change in terms of the way business
is conducted [4], [8]. This means there is a corresponding change in business models
along with the business processes and computing requirements that support those
models [2]. Customers demand that their orders are fulfilled promptly so business
processes need to be created and executed more quickly resulting in demand spikes
for resources and sophisticated services.
To address these problems, issues, and requirements we propose and discuss
Cloud-based contextually aware lifecycle models, frameworks, and architectures that
enable networked and virtual enterprises to learn, adapt and be transformed. This
paper primarily consists of two parts. The first part explores the concept of an
adaptive enterprise and the issues associated with enterprise adaptation. The second
part proposes conceptual models and frameworks that attempt to address these issues
especially in context of networked and virtual enterprises. Finally, system
architectures to realise the proposed frameworks and support our model of enterprise
adaptation are introduced.
2 Enterprises as Adaptive Systems in Context
Weick [21] understands enterprises as systems processing ambiguous and difficult to
interpret information [14] by reducing equivocality. Ultimately, the reduction of
equivocality is meant to enable the enterprise to adapt in a mindful manner.
According to Levinthal and Rerup [13], an enterprise adapting in a mindful manner is
able to recombine and alter its existing practices according to unpredictable changes
in the environment. In order to understand the process by which enterprises adapt we
refer to Haeckel's [10] “Adaptive Loop”, which describes how enterprises adapt to
changes in the environment. The system must first sense a change. This sensing is in
terms of 'seeing' or 'hearing'. In the next step of the cycle, the sensed information
must be interpreted in terms of understanding its meaning for the system. For
instance, is what is sensed a threat or an opportunity? Based on this information a
decision is taken as to the best response to what is happening in the environment.
