Articulation and codification of collective know-how in the steel industry: Evidence from blast furnace control in France

Research Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1829-1847

  Lazaric, Nathalie ^a   Mangolte, Pierre André ^b   Massué, Marie Laure ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UMR CNRS 7115)   (France)

^c NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Articulation; Blast furnace; Codification; Knowledge; Steel industry

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACES; DECARBURIZATION; DESULFURIZATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; SMELTING;

CODIFICATION; GENERIC KNOWLEDGE;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0344062808     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(03)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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