Die Bereitschaft, komplexe Waffensysteme künftig über multinationale Einkaufskooperationen zu beschaffen, erfordert den Auf- und Ausbau der dafür notwendigen Managementkompetenz. Deshalb werden aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln die grundlegenden Zusammenhänge und Herausforderungen in...

This paper proposes a framework for a collaborative environment formed by a University Research Centre (URC) in Project Studies and external organizations. The framework resulted from a literature review process enriched with empirical data from twenty-eight semi-structured interviews with...

Recent advances in engineering collaboration tools and internet technology have enabled the distribution of product development tasks to offshore sites and global outsourcing partners while still maintaining a tightly connected process. Most firms in complex engineering industries are indeed...