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.