Managing knowledge in a process industry: Some experiences and a framework

International Journal of Business Information Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-285

  Annamalai, V E ^a  

^a SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Business gain; Business information systems; Consultants; Expertise management; KM; Knowledge management; Patents; Process improvement; University interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953706003     PISSN: 17460972     EISSN: 17460980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIS.2011.039331     Document Type: Article

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