Knowledge management for enterprises (Wissensmanagement fuer Unternehmen)

TL;DR

This paper discusses the importance of knowledge management in enterprises, emphasizing the use of ontologies and platform-independent technologies to enhance distributed knowledge systems for competitive advantage.

Contribution

It proposes a basic approach for distributed knowledge management systems based on ontologies and modern platform-independent technologies.

Findings

Identifies the need for effective knowledge management in globalized markets

Highlights the role of ontologies in structuring enterprise knowledge

Suggests a foundational approach for distributed knowledge systems

Abstract

Although knowledge is one of the most valuable resource of enterprises and an important production and competition factor, this intellectual potential is often used (or maintained) only inadequate by the enterprises. Therefore, in a globalised and growing market the optimal usage of existing knowledge represents a key factor for enterprises of the future. Here, knowledge management systems should engage facilitating. Because geographically far distributed establishments cause, however, a distributed system, this paper should uncover the spectrum connected with it and present a possible basic approach which is based on ontologies and modern, platform independent technologies. Last but not least this attempt, as well as general questions of the knowledge management, are discussed.