Cooperative Knowledge Processing

Author : Stefan Kirn,Gregory O'Hare
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781447130420

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Cooperative Knowledge Processing by Stefan Kirn,Gregory O'Hare Pdf

In the light of the challenges that face today's organizations, there is a grow ing recognition that future market success and long term' survival of enter prises will increasingly depend upon the effective usage of information technology. Of late, a new generation of terminology has emerged to describe enterprises. This terminology draws heavily upon the virtual concep- virtual reality, virtual organization, virtual (working) environment, and indeed virtual product. However, developing computerized organisations for the 21st century demands serious thought with regard to the judicious integration of organizational theory, design and practice with research tools and methods from within information processing technology. Within this book, we approach this aim from the perspective of a radically decentralized (possibly virtual) enterprise. We assume that organizations are becoming increasingly process-orientated, rather than adhering to the former more traditional organizational structures based upon task oriented models. This approach has proved illuminating in that, due to the inherent autonomy of organizational subunits any approach to coordinating decentralized activ ities (including workflows and business processes) necessitates a cooperative style of problem solving. This book introduces the reader to a stimulating new field of interdiscipli nary research in cooperative problem solving. In Chapter 1 Kim presents a view of three central discip14tes, namely those of Organizational Theory, Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI). The applications given here demonstrate how future enterprises will benefit from recent advances in the technological arena of cooperative knowledge processing.

Author : Arthur B. Baskin,George L. Kovacs,Gianni Jacucci
Publisher : Springer
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387353579

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Cooperative Knowledge Processing for Engineering Design by Arthur B. Baskin,George L. Kovacs,Gianni Jacucci Pdf

Cooperative working environments and their development are becoming increasingly important and ever more frequent in different industrial sectors and this book provides a scientific approach for managing Team Engineering. Meta-cognitive knowledge and networks are identified as the key resources enabling engineering teams to work effectively and to reduce engineering time and this book illustrates how computer support can aid cooperative work within the context of practical methodologies and examples. The fields covered in the book include: State-of-the-art research in cooperative learning tools; Practical examples and methodologies illustrating the implementation of cooperative networks; and An interdisciplinary approach to team engineering. This valuable new book is sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and will be essential reading for researchers, engineers, technical managers involved in the development of advanced applications for engineering and manufacturing, and software design and engineering.

Author : Stefan Kirn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1003212604

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Cooperative Knowledge Processing: the Key Technology for Future Organizations by Stefan Kirn Pdf

Author : Y Waern
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780203212677

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Cooperative Process Management: Cognition And Information Technology by Y Waern Pdf

Covering analysis, field studies, micro-world studies, training and the creation of computer artefacts under the Co-operative Process Management umbrella. This book should be of interest to those engaged in research or building applications in a

Author : Edward T. Jackson,Yusuf Kassam
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Community development
ISBN : 9780889368682

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Knowledge Shared by Edward T. Jackson,Yusuf Kassam Pdf

This book presents leading-edge analysis on the theory and practice of participatory evaluation around the world. With its instructive case studies from Bangladesh, El Salvador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, and St Vincent, the book is a guide to a community-based approach to evaluation that is at once a learning process, a means of taking action, and a catalyst for empowerment.Knowledge Shared is the most comprehensive book now available on participatory evaluation. It is intended primarily as a tool for practitioners and policymakers in all segments of development cooperatio.

Author : Maria Chli,Philippe de Wilde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781848820630

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Convergence and Knowledge Processing in Multi-Agent Systems by Maria Chli,Philippe de Wilde Pdf

Agent systems are being used to model complex systems like societies, markets and biological systems. In this book we investigate issues of agent systems related to convergence and interactivity using techniques from agent based modelling to simulate complex systems, and demonstrate that interactivity/exchange and convergence in multi-agent systems are issues that are significantly interrelated. Topic and features: - Introduces the state of the art in multi-agent systems, with an emphasis on agent-based computational economics. - Sheds light on the fundamental concepts behind the stability of multi-agent systems. - Investigates knowledge exchange among agents, the rationale behind it and its effects on the ecosystem. - Explores how information provided through interaction with the system can be used to optimise its performance. - Describes a pricing strategy for a realistic large-scale distributed system. This book supplies a comprehensive resource and will be invaluable reading for researchers and postgraduates studying this topic.

Author : Huei Tse Hou
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789535100744

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New Research on Knowledge Management Technology by Huei Tse Hou Pdf

Due to the development of mobile and Web 2.0 technology, knowledge transfer, storage and retrieval have become much more rapid. In recent years, there have been more and more new and interesting findings in the research field of knowledge management. This book aims to introduce readers to the recent research topics, it is titled "New Research on Knowledge Management Technology" and includes 13 chapters. In this book, new KM technologies and systems are proposed, the applications and potential of all KM technologies are explored and discussed. It is expected that this book provides relevant information about new research trends in comprehensive and novel knowledge management studies, and that it serves as an important resource for researchers, teachers and students, and for the development of practices in the knowledge management field.

Author : Uwe M. Borghoff,Remo Pareschi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662037232

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Information Technology for Knowledge Management by Uwe M. Borghoff,Remo Pareschi Pdf

As we approach the beginning of the 21 st century, we are beginning to see the emer gence of knowledge management as a natural evolution of the focus and importance of quality in the 1980s and reengineering in the I 990s. Quality placed a huge em phasis on getting all employees to use their brainpower better. Reengineering em phasized the use of technology to streamline business processes and take out costs. With the lessons of quality and reengineering firmly embedded in our everyday op erations (continual cost containment and higher quality is a way of life), businesses are now turning their attention to growth. Growth is a common pursuit. Customers are calling for it. Financial markets are calling for it. Employees are asking for it because they want an exciting and stimu lating environment in which to work. If a business doesn't grow, it will eventually die because knowledge workers ofthe 21 st century won't want to work with or for a business that's not growing. Skilled workers have plenty of options to choose from as demand for knowledge workers escalates around the world.

Author : Y Waern
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781135738310

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Cooperative Process Management by Y Waern Pdf

The characteristics of "Co-operative Process Management" covered in this book concern the requirements of the dynamic situation "per se" as well as the requirements of the co-operation. Important factors are that no single person can have an overview of the situation; that expertise is distributed both temporally and qualitatively; that the ongoing process has to be represented in some way whether or not computerized; that co-operation is dependent on formal as well as informal information transfer; that predictions of the developing situation have to be performed; and that knowledge and skills of the participants must develop on different levels. What results is a book which covers analyses, field studies, micro-world studies, training and the creation of computer artefacts under the Co-operative Process Management umbrella.; This book should be of interest to those engaged in research or building applications in a dynamic co-operative information technology environment. It presents the work of some of the world's leading researchers from the four corners of CSCW, HCI, Process Control and Cognitive Ergonomics

Author : Spyros G. Tzafestas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781447109594

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Computer-Assisted Management and Control of Manufacturing Systems by Spyros G. Tzafestas Pdf

Modem manufacturing systems involve many processes and operations that can be monitored and controlled at several levels of intelligence. At the highest level there is a computer that supervises the various manufacturing functions, whereas at the lowest level there are stand alone computer controlled systems of manufacturing processes and robotic cells. Until recenty computer-aided manufacturing systems constituted isolated "islands" of automation, each oriented to a particular application, but present day systems offer integrated approaches to manufacturing and enterprise operations. These modem systems, known as computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems, can easily meet the current performance and manufacturing competitiveness requirements under strong environmental changes. CIM systems are much of a challenge, and imply a systemic approach to the design and operation of a manufacturing enterprise. Actualy, a CIM system must take into account in a unified way the following three views : the user view, the technology view, and the enterprise view. This means that CIM includes both the engineering and enterprise planning and control activities, as well as the information flow activities across all the stages of the system.

Author : Miltiadis D. Lytras,Patricia Ordonez De Pablos,Adrian Ziderman,Alan Roulstone,Hermann Maurer,Jonathan B. Imber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642163241

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Organizational, Business, and Technological Aspects of the Knowledge Society by Miltiadis D. Lytras,Patricia Ordonez De Pablos,Adrian Ziderman,Alan Roulstone,Hermann Maurer,Jonathan B. Imber Pdf

It is a great pleasure to share with you the Springer CCIS 112 proceedings of the Third World Summit on the Knowledge Society––WSKS 2010––that was organized by the International Scientific Council for the Knowledge Society, and supported by the Open Research Society, NGO, (http://www.open-knowledge-society.org) and the Int- national Journal of the Knowledge Society Research, (http://www.igi-global.com/ijksr), and took place in Aquis Corfu Holiday Palace Hotel, on Corfu island, Greece, September 22–24, 2010. The Third World Summit on the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2010) was an inter- tional scientific event devoted to promoting the dialogue on the main aspects of the knowledge society towards a better world for all. The multidimensional economic and social crisis of the last couple years brings to the fore the need to discuss in depth new policies and strategies for a human-centric developmental process in the global c- text. This annual summit brings together key stakeholders of knowledge society dev- opment worldwide, from academia, industry, government, policy makers, and active citizens to look at the impact and prospects of it information technology, and the knowledge-based era it is creating, on key facets of living, working, learning, innovating, and collaborating in today’s hyper-complex world.

Author : Y. Waern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1099338464

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Cooperative Process Management by Y. Waern Pdf

Covering analysis, field studies, micro-world studies, training and the creation of computer artefacts under the Co-operative Process Management umbrella. This book should be of interest to those engaged in research or building applications in a.

Author : Schwartz, David,Brasethvik, Terje,Divitini, Monica
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781930708631

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Internet-Based Organizational Memory and Knowledge Management by Schwartz, David,Brasethvik, Terje,Divitini, Monica Pdf

The Internet is quickly moving from a marketing tool in which businesses and organizations promote sales and awareness, to a core element of any information system architecture. The advent of the Internet as a fundamental infrastructure for the delivery of advanced business systems has opened up a wide range of questions for the design and development of such systems.Internet-Based Organizational Memory and Knowledge Management provides a multidisciplinary view of the wide range of ideas on innovative Internet information systems as they related to organizational memory and knowledge. Using the Internet as the primary architectural base, this book presents results and challenges of Internet-based knowledge management systems.

Author : George Q. Huang,K.L. Mak,Paul G. Maropoulos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1754 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642104305

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Proceedings of the 6th CIRP-Sponsored International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology by George Q. Huang,K.L. Mak,Paul G. Maropoulos Pdf

This Proceedings volume contains articles presented at the CIRP-Sponsored Inter- tional Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology (DET2009) that takes place December 14–16, 2009 in Hong Kong. This is the 6th DET conference in the series and the first to be held in Asia. Professor Paul Maropoulos initiated, hosted and chaired the 1st International DET Conference held in 2002 at the University of D- ham. Since this inaugural first DET conference, DET conference series has been s- cessfully held in 2004 at Seattle, Washington USA, in 2006 at Setubal Portugal, in 2007 at Bath England, and in 2008 at Nantes France. The DET2009 conference continues to bring together International expertise from the academic and industrial fields, pushing forward the boundaries of research kno- edge and best practice in digital enterprise technology for design and manufacturing, and logistics and supply chain management. Over 120 papers from over 10 countries have been accepted for presentation at DET2009 and inclusion in this Proceedings volume after stringent refereeing process. On behalf of the organizing and program committees, the Editors are grateful to the many people who have made DET2009 possible: to the authors and presenters, es- cially the keynote speakers, to those who have diligently reviewed submissions, to members of International Scientific Committee, Organizing Committee and Advisory Committes, and to colleagues for their hard work in sorting out all the arrangements. We would also like to extend our gratitude to DET2009 sponsors, co-organizers, and supporting organizations.

Author : Enrico Motta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540233404

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Engineering Knowledge in the Age of the Semantic Web by Enrico Motta Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management, EKAW 2004, held in Whittleburg Hall, UK in October 2004. The 30 revised full papers and 21 revised short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on ontologies: mappings and translations; ontologies: problems and applications; ontologies: trust and e-learning; ontology maintenance; applications to medicine; portals; knowledge acquisition; Web services and problem solving; and searching, browsing, and knowledge acquisition.