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Knowledge Management: the process of acquiring, storing, distributing, and using information within a company. The information is generally held on a powerful database and distributed via a...; Knowledge Management definition on BNET »

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Leighton Subsidiary Wins $344m Contract: Leighton Contractors' HWE Mining Pty Limited has been awarded a $344 million contract to provide mine development services at Rio Tinto's Mesa A iron ore operation, 50 kms from Pannawonica in Western Australia's Pilbara.The project is HWE's first major contract from Rio Tinto, Leighton said on Monday.HWE will design...; Tags: Contract, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, AAP; News items 2008-04-14
Airbus Dogged By A380 Delays: Airbus suffered a double blow on Tuesday as airlines warned they faced further delays on delivery of the A380 superjumbo and a new hitch developed with the plane maker's cost-saving plans.Dubai's Emirates airline, the biggest A380 customer, and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, both said they had received warnings of...; Tags: Airbus, A380, Aerospace & Defense, Knowledge Management, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, REUTERS; News items 2008-05-07
Density Analysis from Seismic Velocity Field Using Forward Modeling, A Case Study from Black Sea: In an area of the Black Sea where there are no wells to tie to, it is often difficult interpret lithologies and general rock properties from seismic data alone. We applied a simple density analysis to the seismic stacking velocities of a 500 km-long marine seismic line to help constrain...; Tags: Geosoft Inc., analysis, knowledge management, modeling; Case studies
The Effects of knowledge management on Team Members' Ratings of Project Success and Impact: Many organizations are trying to improve the generation and utilization of knowledge. The activities associated with these efforts are identified as organizational Knowledge Management (KM). While much has been written about knowledge management from the organizational level, the success of such efforts over the long run will depend upon on...; Tags: Business intelligence, Strategy, Gale Group, knowledge management, knowledge, team; White papers
Latham House: Medical Practice Improves Care, Lowers Costs Through Information Sharing System: Latham House Medical Practice serves the town of Melton Mowbray and is the largest group practice in the United Kingdom. Latham House wanted to eliminate time-consuming paper-based business processes such as filing patient records. It also wanted to improve collaboration among doctors and improve patient care. A document and knowledge...; Tags: Strategy, patient, knowledge management, collaboration, business process, knowledge, Microsoft Corp.; Case studies

Inter-Organizational knowledge management: A Comparison of Law Firms in Norway and Australia: Law firms represent an industry that seems very well suited to knowledge management investigation. Law firms are knowledge intensive, and the use of advanced technology may well transform these organizations in the future. This paper reports results from a survey of Norwegian law firms on the use of information technology...; Tags: Strategy, Litigation, Gale Group, law firm, knowledge management, knowledge, Norway, Australia, survey, word-processing, database, information technology, industry, e-mail, software; White papers
knowledge management as a Key for e-Business Competitiveness: Knowledge is the lifeblood of E-Commerce (EC). Processes and activities involved in EC are technological means that contribute to managing knowledge. This paper reviews the major perspectives on EC and examines their relationships with concepts of collaborative commerce and electronic business, particularly in terms of the technological handling of knowledge....; Tags: Strategy, Gale Group, knowledge management, knowledge, e-business, competitive advantage; White papers
Computational Models as a knowledge management Tool: Effective management of knowledge is essential for a CPA firm to remain competitive. Use of computational models of judgment processes and outcomes causes knowledge to be available for use and analysis. This paper presents a comprehensive and integrated computational model of the difficult and knowledge-intensive judgments needed for successful audit...; Tags: Strategy, Gale Group, knowledge, knowledge management, audit, manufacturing, analysis, sales; White papers
knowledge management Capabilities & Infrastructure for e-Commerce: Executives in leading organizations are increasingly recognizing that in order to maintain or gain competitive advantages, organizational knowledge needs to be managed for and integrated with their corporate e-commerce systems. This paper defines what capabilities will be required for enabling knowledge management, describes the various technology elements required for knowledge...; Tags: Business intelligence, Strategy, Gale Group, knowledge management, knowledge, e-business, competitive advantage; White papers
Putting knowledge management to Work for Real Estate Organizations: "Knowledge Management" has become an increasingly popular corporate term over the last decade. But what does it mean to one and one's real estate organization? Generally, knowledge management can be summarized as the processes and tools that allow an organization to efficiently capture, maintain, and utilize its information. By organizing...; Tags: Business intelligence, Strategy, Gale Group, knowledge management, real estate, knowledge, tool; White papers
What Every Business Manager Should Know About knowledge management: Knowledge Management (KM) is more than reshuffling the org chart and a few job titles. It's about transforming the way business captures, manages, distributes, and interacts with its critical information. KM uses breakthrough tools, techniques, and strategies to develop an integrated knowledge-based organization. This paper presents five key ideas of...; Tags: Business intelligence, Gale Group, knowledge management, knowledge, technique, strategy, job; White papers
HP Stands Guard Over Lenze's Business: Lenze produces geared and servo motors, clutches, brakes and other automotive manufactured goods. In order to remain competitive, Lenze needs to maintain round-the-clock production at its global operations. This is only possible if its core SAP R/3 application is available on a 24x7 basis without interruption. To support its SAP...; Tags: Utility computing, HP StorageWorks, Hewlett-Packard Co., data replication, SAP AG, business continuity, knowledge management, storage system, server, storage; Case studies
Raytheon Six Sigma: Building a Corporate Culture: After Raytheon Co. completed a series of mergers, they had to quickly implement a new corporate culture and eliminate duplicate processes while maintaining a focus on the customer. Raytheon produced a customized solution, Raytheon Six Sigma, which integrated knowledge management, cultural development, and successfully included customers and suppliers. Raytheon Six...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, Strategy, APQC, Raytheon Co., Six Sigma, corporate culture, knowledge management, supplier, benchmarking, knowledge, merger; White papers
A Verification-Based Conflict Resolution Strategy for knowledge management Systems: Knowledge Management Systems may store knowledge in many diverse forms such as people, intellectual assets, documents, databases, directories, and expert systems. When knowledge is integrated from a wide variety of sources, it is inevitable that conflicts between knowledge will occur. Many knowledge sources inherently constrain the stored knowledge for criteria...; Tags: Communication skills, Strategy, Knowledge management, Gale Group, knowledge management system, conflict resolution, knowledge, asset, database; White papers
Knowledge-Sharing in Value-Chain Networks: Certifying Collaborators for Effective Protection Processes: Three major trends have come together at the start of the new millennium, raising the stakes for firms seeking to compete in the new economy. Initially, Knowledge Management (KM, also referred to as intellectual capital) poses the idea that every organization holds knowledge in the minds of its personnel that...; Tags: Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Data Management, Strategy, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Software, Management; White papers
Prescient Digital Media Case Study: Manulife Financial: With its global reach and need to remain competitive, Manulife decided to evolve its current Lotus Notes website into one that included a true, web-based site. To make this evolutionary stage, Manulife engaged Prescient Principal Consultant Toby Ward to assess their current environment and to develop the necessary strategic plan...; Tags: Strategy, Business intelligence, knowledge management, knowledge, Web, environment, Web site; Case studies
CRM in Sales-Intensive Organizations: A Review and Future Directions: According to one study, implementing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategy currently ranks among the top five corporate objectives in over 60 percent of enterprises. With the advent of technology enabling greater customer tracking, more robust knowledge management, and direct customer communication, the implementation of relationship marketing strategies has grown in...; Tags: Gale Group, relationship marketing, knowledge management, strategy, CRM, knowledge, sales; White papers
ABB Industries Case Study: Worsley Alumina: Bauxite from Worsley Alumina's mine in Western Australia is transported to a refinery 51 km away by a conveyor. The fundamental problem was that DC technology was underpowered for the requirements of the expansion. ABB took the lead role and overall project responsibility. Compared with the DC system it replaced,...; Tags: ABB, knowledge management; Case studies
Integrating KM and Organizational Learning: Best Practices of Accenture Ltd., IBM Corp., and Turner Construction Co.: How do employees know where the best knowledge is? Do they care which "brand" it falls under? When faced with a problem or issue at work, employees need answers or expertise whether they come from communities of practice, learning management systems, expertise locator systems, best practice repositories, training courses, online...; Tags: Strategy, Workforce management, APQC, best practice, learning management system, online learning, knowledge, knowledge management, workforce, training, brand, team; White papers
An Agent-Based knowledge management Framework for the e-Commerce Environment: Knowledge Management (KM) is emerging as one of the management tools to gain competitive advantage and e-businesses are beginning to invest in KM initiatives. Though several organizations have reported successful KM projects, there are many failures due to a variety of reasons including the incongruence between strategic and KM objectives,...; Tags: Business intelligence, Strategy, Gale Group, knowledge management, knowledge, intelligent agent, e-business, agent, competitive advantage, XML; White papers