Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) tools appear to enhance the possibilities offered by a collaborative approach to planning. The present paper analyzes both the results of experiences of the author and of those available in the literature, highlighting possible advantages and disadvantages. After a brief introduction to the meaning of e-democracy, the second part focuses on the role of I...

In the supply chain modeling context, the agent-based model aims to represent not only each node, but also the information sharing process among these nodes. Despite the complexity of the configuration, the agent-based model can be applied straightforwardly to support the collaborative planning process. This allows the parties to achieve common goals effectively. Thus by sharing accurate, actio...

The process of strategic planning generally requires a large group of individuals work together to diverge and converge on a vision, mission, and core values. Research suggests these activities are critical for the advancement of a group task. However, this type of group work is time consuming and it has been shown to be a slow and painful process. The goal of this research is to develop and te...

In collaborative planning environments, visualisation and delivery of planning information can be developed aiming to increase the level of integration between participating agents (software or human) of virtual organisations. This work considers the requirements of collaborative environments to propose a visualisation framework to support better agents’ interactions and activities performing. ...

This paper describes a framework that allows the collaborative development and deployment of procedural knowledge for task support in emergency situations. In this framework, procedural knowledge is represented in a wiki using an informal, textual description that is marked up with formal tags based on the representation for hierarchical task networks used in AI planning. Procedural k...

Computer-supported environments for agile project planning are often limited by the capability of the hardware to support collaborative work. We present DAP, a tool developed to aid distributed and collocated teams in agile planning meetings. Designed with a multi-client architecture, it works on standard desktop computers and digital tables. Using digital tables, DAP emulates index card based ...

The supply chains in the Electronics industry have gone through some major changes over the last decades. Today’s Electronics landscape is highly competitive, with short product lifecycles, and unpredictable demands. Many specialized players have appeared in the industry. There is a growing need for collaboration between the different parties in this industry, which can be supported by software...