European R&D project – 2002

Advanced strategies and tools for virtual supply chain management in an asian environment (ASIA V-CHAIN)

Project details

Reference

ASI/B7-301/97/0126-49

Execution period

01/11/2002 - 01/05/2004

Type

European projects within the Framework Programme

Amount

52,413.52 €

Funding body

COMMISSION OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Principal investigator

Ortiz Bas, Ángel

CIGIP team

Consortium

University of Udine; Polytechnic of Valencia; Chinese University of Hong Kong

Description

The project aims at providing information and tools for helping Asian SMEs to implement innovative approaches in the field of Supply Chain Management, focussing on upstream physical, information and economic values flows, with particular reference to complex industrial situations, such as Inter-firm Networks.

The target groups will be Chinese Manufacturing SMEs that will be provided with  methodologies and techniques, that will be designed according to the result coming from V-Chain project (EU V FP funded project).

The main activities will envisage the calibration of V-Chain methodology and tools to the local requirements, the development of action plans and reference framework for pilot applications that deliver appropriate IT&C initiatives within the Asian selected region.