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An underlying formation of a Virtual Enterprise (VE) is efficient partner selection mechanisms that enable all the partners in the VE being assembled for a short period. In this paper, we present an ontology-oriented approach that use description logics formally to represent concepts and roles (relations) of partner’s view of domain knowledge. We further address the use of such a shared knowledge in a VE under the knowledge model defined in this paper to help partner selection by proposing assessment criteria of potential partners. We suggest that value ranges as thresholds to filter unable biddings before evaluation should be a better way. Filtering process works well for its fitting with the dynamic criteria of the principal agent during the process of selection partners in a VE. We illustrate the approach through an e-shop case study.
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Li, L., Wu, B., Yang, Y. (2004). An Ontology-Oriented Approach for Virtual Enterprises. In: Yu, J.X., Lin, X., Lu, H., Zhang, Y. (eds) Advanced Web Technologies and Applications. APWeb 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3007. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24655-8_91
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