Virtual enterprise and e-business: a case study in a Brazilian aircraft company. (21st September 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amato Neto, Joao
• Is Part Of: International journal of networking and virtual organisations. Volume 3:Number 3(2006)
• Page Start: 340
• Page End: 355
• Publication Date: 2006-09-21
• Subjects: virtual enterprise -- e-business -- electronic business -- aircraft industry -- Brazil -- virtual organisations -- networking -- competitiveness -- research and development -- R&amp -- D -- engineering -- supply chain management -- SCM customer relationship management -- CRM; Computer networks -- Periodicals; Information networks -- Periodicals; Virtual corporations -- Periodicals; Electronic commerce -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; Management -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 004.65
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-9503

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of Virtual Organisation (VO) and Virtual Enterprise (VE) conceptions in the most important Brazilian aircraft company – Embraer, and to analyse the main impacts of these conceptions on its competitiveness power. The methodological framework is based on a unique case study supported by data collection techniques involving some strategic departments of the Brazilian aircraft company, especially Research and Development (R&D), engineering, Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) areas. Moreover, this work intends to question some existing myths about the extension of the VE application and try to identify some technical and organisational obstacles and solutions concerning the implementation and development of the VO and VE concepts in this case.