University-Based Knowledge Product Outsourcing Model

Developing a Web-Based Knowledge Product Outsourcing System at a University

The availability of technology and the abundance of experts in universities create an ample opportunity to provide a venue that allows a knowledge seeker to easily connect with and request advice from university experts. On the other hand, outsourcing provides opportunities and remains one of the emerging trends in organizations, and can very clearly observed in the Philippines. This paper desc...

Outsourcing in Knowledge-Based Service Firms

This paper reports on empirical work recently conducted on outsourcing among knowledge-based and other service firms in Iceland. The results show that knowledge-based firms outsource on a larger scale and more human resource functions than other service firms. However, they do not have a more strategic vision towards outsourcing, nor do they outsource more low knowledge-based activities than ot...

Product Architecture Design Process for Model-based Knowledge Management

A formal theory for knowledge-based product model representation

The eld of design science attempts to place engineering design on a more formal, rigorous footing. This paper introduces recent work by the author in this area. Artifact-Centered Modeling (ACM) is a general framework intended to partition the design endeavor in manageable sections. A fundamental part of ACM is the representation of information about products being designed. The Axiomatic Inform...

mortality forecasting based on lee-carter model

over the past decades a number of approaches have been applied for forecasting mortality. in 1992, a new method for long-run forecast of the level and age pattern of mortality was published by lee and carter. this method was welcomed by many authors so it was extended through a wider class of generalized, parametric and nonlinear model. this model represents one of the most influential recent d...