This paper presents a methodological framework for the design of intercompany cooperation systems in the field of an extended enterprise. This framework relies on cooperation engineering enabling capitalization of knowledge in cooperative activities.
Managing interschema knowledge is an essential task when dealing with cooperative information systems. We propose a logical approach to the problem of both expressing interschema knowledge, and reasoning about it. In particular, we set up a structured representation language for
Information sharing is the key issue in cooperative information systems. This issue is studied from a logical point of views in this paper. It is assumed that information in each component system is stored in a knowledge base expressed by a set of logical sentences. A formal meth
Given that clinicians presented with identical clinical information will act in different ways, there is a need to introduce into routine clinical practice methods and tools to support the scientific homogeneity and accountability of healthcare decisions and actions. The benefits
Welcome to Part 2 of our special issue. The focus of this part of the special issue is on more practical studies on knowledge management. The management and sharing of information and knowledge belongs, inter alia, to a set of core competencies with a direct and profound effect o
The management and sharing of information and knowledge belongs, inter alia, to a set of core competencies with a direct and profound effect on reaching and sustaining competitive advantage. We live in the ‘Information Society’, where the amount of information and knowledge a fir
Current approaches to the development of cooperative information systems are based on services to be offered by cooperating organizations, and on the opportunity of building coordinators and brokers on top of such services. The quality of data exchanged and provided by different