Knowledge Management for Services, Operations and Manufacturing

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Elsevier Science, Jan 31, 2008 - Business & Economics - 208 pages
This book is aimed at those who are involved in Knowledge Management (KM) or have recently been appointed to deliver KM in services, operational or production environments. The models and techniques for KM are well defined within environments with a distinct start and finish to the activity, for example the learn before, during and after model. Knowledge Management for Services, Operations and Manufacturing focuses on environments where activity and learning are on going, and a different approach to KM has to be taken. The book provides managers and practitioners with the necessary principles, approaches and tools to be able to design their approach from scratch or to be able to compare their existing practices against world class examples. Models and methodologies which can be applied or replicated in a wide variety of industries are examined and numerous case studies illustrate the journey that various companies are taking as they implement KM.

  • Written by a highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioner in the field
  • Draws on the authors wide-ranging practical experience of implementing KM in various industries around the globe
  • Provides practical and realistic solutions to real-world problems via case studies from leading companies including BP, BBC, Orange, Chase Manhattan Bank and General Motors

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Contents

Principles
1
Knowledge management models for services operations
9
Communities of practice
11
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About the author (2008)

Tom Young is Chairman of Knoco Ltd. Prior to that Tom was founding member and Principal Coach of BPs Knowledge Management Team and Virtual Teamworking project. His understanding of cultures and industries and how to successfully interact with them, allows him to be equally at home in the Asia Pacific as in Wall Street.