Mihók, P.P.MihókRabe, M.M.RabeWeinaug, H.H.Weinaug2022-03-112022-03-112009https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/36411410.3233/978-1-58603-946-2-174The "ERA Coordination Initiative in the field of Networked Enterprise" is a study, launched by DG INFSO, D4: Networked Enterprise & RFID Unit. One of the major inputs of the study is the interest towards an ERA-NET that would focus on "the Future Enterprise", a cross-thematic, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research area of horizontal nature. In this paper the authors consider the challenges and the role of multi-disciplinary B2(B2B) networks in this research area. Some relations to the Advanced ICT for the Product Lifecycle" (AITPL) - a broader research area - are presented.enmulti-disciplinary B2(B2B) networks658670conference paper