1 The emergence of the Interprise. - 2 Variable production networks successful operating in an alliance of the best. - 3 Perspectives for executive information decision support and information management in the extended enterprise. - 4 Partnering along the construction logistics chain. - 5 The organisation of the self-innovative extended factory in the ManuFuturing model. - 6 VEGA*: cooperating support systems for virtual enterprises. - 7 Criteria-oriented order allocation in a multisite production structure a decision support instrument for the clothing industry. - 8 Manufacturing systems engineering for the extended enterprise. - 9 Manufacturing franchising for managing the extended enterprise. - 10 Clothing industry 2000: the archetype of the extended enterprise. - 11 Planning in virtual enterprises. - 12 Building up a virtual organization. - 13 SMEs in supply chain: a supplier evaluation model and some empirical results. - 14 Build and operate logistic chains an approach to synchronise distributed production activities. - 15 Integrated performance measurement systems: a reference model. - 16 Evaluation of enterprises within a turbulent market control the dynamic character of turbulent markets of the next millennium. - 17 Demand oriented factory planning through reference models. - 18 Practical implementation of virtual lean and agile manufacturing systems application of a generic framework. - 19 A simulation model for designing the automation of future's factory. - 20 Simulation-aided re-organisation of the personnel assignment in dynamic production systems. - Index of contributors. - Keyword index. Language: English