1 Co-innovation in Collaborative Networks -- 2 Collaboration Patterns -- 3 Needs and Practices -- 4 Collaboration in Supply Chains -- 5 Teams and Collaboration -- 6 VO Breeding Environments Modeling -- 7 Modeling and Managing Competencies - I -- 8 Modeling and Managing Competencies - II -- 9 Knowledge Management in Collaboration -- 10 Partners Selection -- 11 e-Procurement and Collaborative Procurement -- 12 Trust and Soft Issues in Collaboration -- 13 Processes and Decision -- 14 Management Aspects in Collaborative Networks -- 15 Performance Management -- 16 Agile Business Models -- 17 Service-Based Systems -- 18 Formal Models -- 19 Socio-technical Issues in Collaboration -- 20 Collaborative Work Environments -- 21 Collaborative Networks for Active Ageing - I -- 22 Collaborative Networks for Active Ageing - II -- 23 Collaborative Networks for Active Ageing - III -- 24 Collaborative Educational Networks - I -- 25 Collaborative Educational Networks - II.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2009, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in October 2009. The 84 revised papers were carefully selected from numerous submissions.They are organized in topical sections on co-innovation in collaborative networks; collaboration patterns; needs and practices; collaboration in supply chains; teams and collaboration; VO breeding environments modeling; modeling and managing competencies; knowledge management in collaboration; partners selection; e-procurement and collaborative procurement; trust and soft issues in collaboration; processes and decision; management aspects in collaborative networks; performance management; agile business models; service-based systems; formal methods; socio-technical issues in collaboration; collaborative work environments; collaborative networks for active ageing; and collaborative educational networks.