Der Beitrag beschreibt Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Problembereiche von E-Collaboration in der Automobilzulieferindustrie. Im Rahmen des Projektes eCAZT wird ein Modell speziell für mittelständische Zulieferbetriebe in Thüringen zur Umsetzung von E-Collaboration-Konzepten entwickelt. 1. E-Collaboration in der Automobilund Zulieferindustrie E-Collaboration-Konzepte umfassen internetbasierte Kooperat...

This research describes an Intelligent Collaborative Support System (ICSS) that supports a collaborative effort by analyzing and modifying the collaborative process dynamically while employing a webbased interface. Based upon principles rooted in Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) and Cooperative Learning (CL), this system extends the Group Leader par...

Collaborative logistics is becoming more important in today’s industry. This is driven by increased environmental concerns, improved efficiency through collaborative planning supporting resources sharing and new business models implementation. This paper explores collaborative logistics and reports on business applications within the forest products industry in Sweden and Canada. It first descr...

Risk management aims to discuss the probabilities and consequences of risks on the goals of a software project. In such projects, there are dependence relationships between risks, although they are not treated yet by standard risk management practices. This paper is concerned with the analysis of risk dependencies, where these risks are assessed when multiple project stakeholders are involved i...

Globalization has transformed engineering design into a world-wide endeavor pursued by geographically distributed specialist teams. Widespread adoption of VR for design and the need to act and place marks directly on the objects of discussion in design reviewing tasks led to research on annotations in virtual collaborative environments. However, conventional approaches have yet to progress beyo...

Collaborative Programming is characterized by groups of people issuing instructions to computer systems. Collaborative Programming languages differ from traditional programming languages because instruction sets can be incomplete and conflicting, and more of the burden for efficient execution is placed on the computer system. This paper introduces Collaborative Programming and through the discu...

Collaborative e-learning has a set of characteristics which requires interaction and negotiation among learners and teachers. It also needs support to achieve high-level requirements for learning content and systems such as accessibility, reusability, interoperability and adaptability. The focus of this paper is to investigate three commonly used standards in e-learning which are: SCORM, IMS-LD...

The power of data visualization comes from social as well as visual processes. Visual analysis is often a group effort, as people share findings, confer with colleagues, and present results. Furthermore, thanks to the Web, collaborative data analysis tools are becoming more broadly available, taking new forms and reaching audiences of unprecedented scale. This chapter discusses the design of sy...

This paper presents a conceptual study of collaborative discourse in computer conferencing for adult education. The purpose of the study is to examine the dynamics of text based asynchronous discussion, the role of online leadership, and the relationship between them. Based on the syntheses of existing literature on collaborative inquiry in computer conferencing and the roles of online teachers...