We can run virtual PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) on the one computer,
virtual process on the second computer and the dispatcher itself on the third computer.
Their sum coincides with the Sirlin function g([[beta].sub.e]) excluding the contribution from soft
virtual processes.
In fact, the idea of virtual database we are discussing in this paper can be intended in the broadest sense: the virtual database also supports
virtual processes, such that each piece of computation can be executed in a decentralized way.
By integrating traditional business processes with services delivered via the Web, mid-market companies enter an era of
virtual processes. While the Internet has affected many business processes, none has been changed more than business-to-business collaboration.
Through the shifting of performance exchange and transactions into the information sphere, physical processes are substituted or tightly linked with
virtual processes. Especially in the Internet, electronic markets are continually evolving for products like services, information, floppy disks, software, books, etc., creating possibilities for teleshopping and electronic commerce.
distributed personal PC minicomputers networks network Period 1995 Company structure VIRTUAL CORPORATION STRATEGY external/internal competitive/global (d-corp-comp) ORGANIZATION
virtual processes MODEL ORGANIZATION virtual corporation STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM leadership & distance FORMAL WORKING high performance ORGANIZATION virtual team COMPENSATION loyalty-oriented POLICIES I.S.I.T.
Virtual processes are being used to prove out manufacturing processes, using software such as DELMIA, Quest, and Ergo.