Suppliers are mainly SMEs in the maritime industry.
The high change frequency within maritime co-operations requires optimised dynamic networked organisations for further lead time and cost reductions. Existing and project defined co-operation models will be benchmarked. Component catalogues, which allow the extraction of product data, will be developed and connected to VESI, which enables the integration of supplier's catalogue data into customer's application systems. All developed systems will be integrated into one showcase demonstration. A detailed implementation plan for selected models will be completed WP1.