Virtual factory

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The virtual factory is an amalgamation of legally independent, heterogeneous companies with different competencies to form a temporary group of companies. The aim of the virtual factory is to solve time-limited orders more efficiently. Virtual factories are created ad hoc and use modern communication options.

For this to work, it is necessary that the participating companies adhere to certain rules of the game. These include:

• Compliance with a certain quality,
• Costs and profits are distributed fairly (clearing house),
• cooperative behavior,
• Acceptance of an executive committee,
• Compliance with certain information obligations (which of course, conversely, gives you information rights),
• Meeting certain admission criteria.

A concrete example is the " virtualfabrik.ch - platform for mechatronics ". This example follows the principle explained above, but in the course of its development it goes beyond pure production and the aim of increasing efficiency in the case of temporary orders. The expansion of competencies along the entire value chain - i.e. from development to completion and the right services - also enable more creative, innovative solutions.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Virtual factory: flexible production network to cope with structural change . In: EconBiz . 2000 ( econbiz.de [accessed on March 15, 2017]).
2. ^ Günther Schuh, Kai Millarg, Asa Göransson: Virtual Factory - New Market Opportunities through Dynamic Networks . Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-446-19364-2 .
3. ^ Business cooperation networks . Retrieved March 15, 2017 .