Knowledge Management for Manufacturing Process Based on Knowledge Lifecycle to Enhance Data Sharing (Perception: Application and Benefits)

Abstract

The importance of effective knowledge management is well recognized in a number of manufacturing companies. There is still, however, a clear need to further reinforce applications of knowledge management tools by effectively solving fundamental and specific problems related to knowledge management practice in manufacturing industry. The paper presents the concept specifically for the business case at the palm oil companies, where the tools are used to transfer the knowledge over different life cycles of the production process to enhance data sharing. This paper put forward a knowledge management operation mode for manufacturing process based on knowledge lifecycle, and research the operation mode from the points of the knowledge acquisition stage, knowledge sharing stage, and knowledge utilization stage. This paper gives a value to manufacturing companies to develop initiatives to share knowledge to achieve business objectives.