A pilot project on eCollaboration in the Australian toolmaking industry

Robyn Lawson; Shiromi Arunatileka; Athula Ginige; Ana Hol

A pilot project on eCollaboration in the Australian toolmaking industry

Robyn Lawson, Shiromi Arunatileka, Athula Ginige, Ana Hol

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Abstract

This paper outlines developments in a pilot project established to investigate possible strategies that could be adopted by Australian toolmakers to allow them to be more competitive in the global market. The toolmakers agreed to eTransforming their individual businesses, and to collaborate with each other as a virtual organization. Results to date show progress in eTransforming their organizations and steady movement towards eCollaboration. It is suggested that trust is a crucial underlying aspect of successful collaboration, and as such needed to be addressed earlier in this project. The next step in this research will be to deploy the identified strategies and evaluate the outcomes. Future studies include the expansion of the framework and strategies to other Australian toolmakers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	BLED 2005 Proceedings: 18th Bled eConference: eIntegration in Action, Bled, Slovenia, June 6-8, 2005
Publisher	Publishing House Moderna Organizacija
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9612321787
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	Bled eConference - Duration: 1 Jan 2005 → …

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Conference	Bled eConference
Period	1/01/05 → …

Keywords

small business
toolmakers
eCollaboration
success in business
business networks
Australia

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