abstract. today, there is no specific method or criterion for selecting contractors in the researches’ field. usually this selection is regarded as a matter of taste and as a result, there is no coordinated approach in the mentioned domain. sometimes, after signing the contract, the inappropriate selection became clear. the managers are in direct need of a pattern for selecting the contractors....

Building on the complexities of practical measurement of knowledge management (KM) in companies, we describe a practical approach to evaluating knowledge flows and managing knowledge more effectively. A panEuropean survey revealed what people believe about truth, knowledge and the optimum approach to KM from their perspective. Practical results highlight the differences in KM requirements in ep...

Companies’ managers are very enthusiastic to extract the hidden and valuable knowledge from their organization data. Data mining is a new and well-known technique, which can be implemented on customers data and discover the hidden knowledge and information from customers' behaviors. Organizations use data mining to improve their customer relationship management processes. In this paper R, F, an...

The paper presents possibilities of improving design and manufacturing preparation processes of configurable (variant) products in scope of realization of mass customization strategy. Knowledge based engineering tools are presented as a base for building systems for automation of design and manufacturing preparation. Methodologies of building KBE systems are presented and described, authors’ ow...

© 2002 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Complaints: (1) A reviewer calls to say he will never review another paper for CMAJ because we accepted a paper he had urged us to reject in view of the authors’ undisclosed and close relationship with a pharmaceutical company. (2) A letter writer complains that we edited her letter so severely that the main point was utterly lost. (3) An aut...

Background. To effectively response to environmental changes and gain a competitive advantage, sports manufacturing companies should invest in human capital. Objectives. The study aimed at examining the effects of human capital on technological innovation capabilities in Iranian sports manufacturing companies. Methods. Conducted applied research and the survey. Data were collected using stand...

In this paper we present a feasibility study we conducted in a German county in order to assess the potential of a legal knowledge system in the domain of family law. The goals of this project were to describe the actual work processes, to propose optimized processes if needed and to develop a prototype. Our study was based on interviews, on two test cases submitted to clerks and on an online q...

Knowledge-based recommenders support an easier comprehension of complex item assortments (e.g., financial services and electronic equipment). In this paper we show (1) how such recommenders can be developed in a Human Computation based knowledge acquisition environment (PEOPLEVIEWS) and (2) how the resulting recommendation knowledge can be exploited in a competition-based e-Learning environment...

Permanent changes, short product life cycles and increasing market pressure force companies to an accelerated cycle of product and service innovation. Organisations are facing the challenge to manage the knowledge and skills of their workforce in the context of human resource development. It is needed to prevent the crucial lose of knowledge for competitive advantage. Therefore organisations in...

The current competitive environment is characterized by new sources of information, new technologies, new management practices, new competitors, and shorter product life cycles, which highlights the importance of organizational knowledge in manufacturing companies. We integrate some of those knowledge-based approaches seeking to understand how aspects related to cross-functional orientation, ne...