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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Knowledge management system,"”.
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A Software-based Knowledge Management System Using Narrative Texts
… make significant contributions to the field of knowledge management, and to learn or create the new technologies allowing them to do so. The purpose of this dissertation is to make such a combined theoretical and applied contribution from the context of the emerging discipline of Texts and …
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Requirement driven knowledge management system design to support automotive product development
… been recognised that NPD is an information and knowledge intensive process. However, in current practice, enterprise knowledge is not properly managed or easily accessible. Many service providers have not followed the good practice of considering business objectives and end users’ requirements …
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Assessment of Texas Public Utility Commission Knowledge Management System: An Organizational Perspective
The field of knowledge management is only about ten years, yet, it has come to be one of the fastest growing and most popular management disciplines in the modern era. Knowledge management has been given many definitions, but for this research, the following definition formulated by Thomas Beckman …
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A systematic approach for architecting a knowledge management system for project management
… (e.g. Capability Maturity Model, Total Quality Management) have been found to mitigate many of these problems when fully implemented. However, no automated tool exists that collectively implements and supports these practices. This thesis proposes a tool that automates many of the requirements …
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An embedded system artefact organisation and adaptation knowledge management system for embedded system product prototyping
This thesis presents an innovative approach to knowledge management (KM) from the perspective of embedded system (ES) development, a form of development that is highly knowledge intensive and depends on specialised forms of knowledge obtained from a variety of complex knowledge artefacts. This …
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Development of a decision framework and a knowledge management system for make/buy determinations in manufacturing
… that are described in detail: ** A strategic management system with concepts and tools that facilitate the determination of the focus for internal and external manufacturing. ** A tactical process consisting of two frameworks and associated tools. The first framework guides a project team …
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Canonical correlation between knowledge management system, e-learning system and the development of learning organizations in South Korea
… the retention of workers who possess valuable knowledge. The underlying premise of the learning organization is that no organization can survive if it does not acquire the ability to adapt continuously to turbulent economic environments. The workforce is an integral part of learning …
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Non-technical factors that influence the implementation of a knowledge management system in a parastatal organisation in South Africa
… become imperative in all sectors to access their knowledge, store it, and share it with new employees to avoid such knowledge being lost. Knowledge management aims to take advantage of the intangible assets that would otherwise be wasted: The knowledge developed and held by the organisations' …
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An explorative action research study toward the design of a digital knowledge organisation as part of an indigenous knowledge management system with a Herero community
Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems are being developed in order to preserve, process and retrieve knowledge. Unfortunately, most of the systems available do not take into account the different cultural ways of organising and sharing indigenous knowledge. Current technology trends and …
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Causal Product Knowledge Management
… industry base is facing a significant loss of knowledge due to large numbers of employees retiring in the next decade. Problems in various product developments including product design may arise when the expertise is no longer available or the knowledge is forgotten. Also, most of product …
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Welding information system--design, operations, methods
An innovative knowledge management system has been developed using the methods and techniques available through micro-computers and WINDOWS 3.1: The WISDOM project aims at research and development of an innovative and comprehensive information collection on welding in close cooperation with …
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An infrastructure for the implementation of dynamic data warehouses
… become a critical part of many organizations knowledge management system. The typical implementation if a data warehouse is designed to support basic data types usually found in legacy and relational database systems. Data Warehousing has always been associated with a large storage capacity …
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Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group
Knowledge Management has become part of the business strategy of many corporations all over the world. Their ability to manage and take advantage of their intellectual assets is providing them with and sustaining their competitive advantage. This thesis assesses the Knowledge Management System …
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To what extent can knowledge management systems build and reinforce consensus around initiatives for change?: A self-reflective analysis of professional practice
… I have made new and valuable discoveries in knowledge elicitation and methods of integrating the views of a large number of people to 'build and reinforce consensus around initiatives for change'. In the process of completing this research I developed a novel approach to strategic …
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Epigenetic modelling: DNA methylation and working towards model parameterisation
… the role of curation is described, and a new knowledge management system, PathEpigen1 , is reported that is currently being developed for colon cancer in the Sci-Sym centre. The database deals with genetic and epigenetic interactions and contains considerable data on molecular events such as …
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Video annotation wiki for South African sign language
… aims at developing a fully automated translation system between English and South African Sign Language (SASL). Three important aspects of this system require SASL documentation and knowledge. These are: recognition of SASL from a video sequence, linguistic translation between SASL and English and …
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Knowledge Management in Multinational Companies: Informative Case Studies and Their Applications to the Future
The process of Knowledge Management is the process of being able to document, store, and communicate data and information so that it can be applied to a company’s knowledge. It is often used as a way to help educate employees, give employees access to information, and store knowledge in an …
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Organizational learning and knowledge management: application within the Kwazulu- Natal department of public works
… from them. This study reviewed the current knowledge management practices, particularly project closeout information at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works. This report provides a review and interpretation of knowledge management literatures in the project environment with a focus …
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An investigation of laser drilling variation and the application of a knowledge management framework
… process improvement. In addition, manufacturing knowledge management systems must be put in place to provide the foundation for improvement initiatives. This thesis attempts to advance the understanding of laser-drilling variation sources on gas turbine nickel-based alloy blades and vanes. It …
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A Learning Organization in a Lightning-Speed Economy: Can This Work?
… observations, insights, and recommendations from knowledgeable corporate players concerning how a corporation can more effectively and efficiently plan, implement, and evaluate major change initiatives, and further use their experience gained to enhance the development of a learning organization. …
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