A Knowledge Management Portal System for Construction Projects Using Knowledge Map

Knowledge management (KM) has become an important term in the construction industry. Knowledge management involves creating, securing, capturing, coordinating, combining, retrieving, and distributing knowledge. Most know-what, know-how, and experience exists only in the minds of individual participants during the construction phase of construction projects. The knowledge can be reused and shared among the involved engineers and experts to improve the construction process and reduce the time and cost of solving problems. Sharing and reusing knowledge depends on acquiring and preserving of both tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge as the property of a corporation. This study addresses application of knowledge management in the construction phase of construction projects and proposes a construction activity-based knowledge management (ABKM) concept and system for general contractors. This chapter proposes a practical methodology to capture and represent construction project knowledge by using knowledge maps. Using knowledge maps, users can get an overview of available and missing knowledge in core project areas and take appropriate management in tacit and explicit knowledge. Also, a Web-based system is developed to assist and present project-related knowledge by providing keyword and map search on the Internet environment. The ABKM system is then applied in a case study of a construction precast building project in Taiwan to verify our proposed methodology and demonstrate the effectiveness of sharing knowledge special in the construction phase. By effectively using information and Web technologies during the construction phase of a project, knowledge can be captured and managed to benefit future projects. The combined results demonstrate that an ABKM-like system can be an effective tool for all experts and engineers participating in construction projects by utilising the knowledge management concept and Web technology.

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A Knowledge Management Portal System for Construction Projects Using Knowledge Map

Knowledge Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-933-5.ch059 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 692-710

Author(s):

H. Ping ("Jack") Tseng ◽

Yu-Cheng ("Vincent") Lin

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Explicit Knowledge ◽

Portal System ◽

Knowledge Map ◽

Knowledge Maps ◽

General Contractors ◽

Management Concept ◽

Core Project ◽

Map Search

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CONSTRUCTION 3D BIM-BASED KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management ◽

10.3846/13923730.2013.801887 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 186-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Yu-Cheng Lin

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Knowledge Map ◽

3D Cad ◽

Management Platform ◽

Visual Knowledge ◽

Building Information ◽

General Contractors

Knowledge management (KM) is the organization, creation, sharing and flow of knowledge within organizations. Knowledge can be shared and reused among involved engineers and experts to improve a construction process and reduce the time and cost of solving problems. This paper proposes a new and practical methodology to capture and represent construction project knowledge by using a Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach. Using BIM approach, users can make visual knowledge management in the 3D Computer-aided Design (CAD) environment. This study addresses the application of knowledge management in the construction phase of construction projects and proposes a Construction BIM-based Knowledge Management (CBIMKM) system for general contractors. The CBIMKM is then applied in selected case studies of a construction building project in Taiwan to verify our proposed methodology and demonstrate the effectiveness of sharing knowledge in the 3D environment. By applying the BIM approach, all participants in a project can share and reuse explicit and tacit knowledge through the 3D CAD-based knowledge map. The combined results demonstrate that the CBIMKM system can be used as a visual 3D-based knowledge management platform by utilizing the BIM approach and web technology.

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Classifying Knowledge Maps

Knowledge Management Strategies ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-603-7.ch004 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 116-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Martin J. Eppler

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Future Research ◽

Knowledge Map ◽

Knowledge Mapping ◽

Knowledge Maps ◽

Useful Knowledge ◽

Types Of Knowledge ◽

Management Processes ◽

Research Questions ◽

Reference Knowledge

This chapter looks at graphic strategies to reference knowledge and to make it more accessible through interactive knowledge maps. It discusses pragmatic ways of classifying knowledge maps to give an overview of their application contexts and formats. In the chapter, we show where and how the term knowledge map has been previously used and which criteria must be met in a sound and useful knowledge map classification that can support knowledge management processes and strategies. Various classification principles are presented and discussed. A table then matches map formats to knowledge management purposes and knowledge-related contents in order to serve as a selection and organizing framework. Examples of some of the main types of knowledge maps are presented to illustrate the varieties of knowledge mapping present in the classification. The article concludes by discussing its limitations and future research questions in the area of knowledge mapping.

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Knowledge Management System Berbasis Web tentang Budidaya Hidroponik untuk Mendukung Smart Society

Jurnal Teknologi Informasi dan Ilmu Komputer ◽

10.25126/jtiik.2020732200 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 619

Author(s):

Ariq Cahya Wardhana ◽

Yani Nurhadryani ◽

Sri Wahjuni

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Knowledge Discovery ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Management System ◽

Explicit Knowledge ◽

Object Oriented ◽

Knowledge Management System ◽

Knowledge Map ◽

Knowledge Capture

Meningkatnya jumlah populasi penduduk di Indonesia berdampak pada terbatasnya luas wilayah pertanian di Kota Bogor yang mengakibatkan ancaman produksi pertanian karena konversi lahan persawahan sebesar 88,12% menjadi perumahan dan kebun. Solusi sistem produksi pertanian dengan terbatasnya lahan salah satunya adalah hidroponik. Untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan budidaya hidroponik dan memudahkan akses fasilitas belajar digital sebagai bagian penting dari rencana pemerintah Kota Bogor yaitu smart society diperlukan dukungan teknologi informasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan Knowledge Management System (KMS) budidaya hidroponik dengan mengadopsi metode Knowledge Management Life Cycle melalui identifikasi pengetahuan tacit maupun explicit dari komunitas hidroponik. Proses menangkap pengetahuan berorientasi pada seluruh proses budidaya sayuran hidroponik dengan menggunakan bibit yang siap tanam. Knowledge map digunakan untuk kodifikasi pengetahuan menghasilkan 34 pengetahuan explicit berupa media interaktif video maupun dokumen yang dapat digunakan oleh pengguna. Implementasi sistem menggunakan aplikasi berbasis Web dengan pendekatan object oriented yang sudah diuji oleh pakar dan semua fungsi berjalan dengan baik. Sistem ini memiliki fitur klasifikasi KMS yaitu knowledge capture, knowledge sharing, serta knowledge discovery. AbstractThe increasing number of populations in Indonesia has an impact on the limited area in Bogor, which has resulted in the threat of agricultural production because of the conversion of 88.12% of paddy fields to housing and gardens. A solution to agricultural production systems with limited land, one of which is hydroponics. Facilitate access to digital learning facilities as an essential part of the plan of the Bogor City government, namely smart society, information technology support is needed as a means of sharing hydroponic cultivation knowledge. Based on this, we developed a knowledge management system (KMS) adopting the Knowledge Management Life Cycle method by identifying tacit and explicit knowledge from the hydroponic community. The process of capturing knowledge is oriented to the whole process of hydroponic vegetable cultivation by using seeds that are ready for planting. Knowledge map is used for codification of knowledge that produces 34 explicit knowledge in the form of interactive media in the form of videos and documents that can be used by user. The output generated from this study is KMS was implemented using Web-based applications with an object-oriented approach that has been tested by experts with system functions is working and has KMS classification features, namely knowledge capture, knowledge sharing, and knowledge discovery.

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Building Smart Knowledge Mapping Conceptual Model

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management ◽

10.1142/s0219649219500217 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (02) ◽

pp. 1950021 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dana Indra Sensuse ◽

Shidiq Al Hakim

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

State Ownership ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Knowledge Map ◽

Knowledge Mapping ◽

Knowledge Maps ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

Critical Components

Transformation in patterns of human interaction has shifted significantly in the use of the Internet, as these trends are rapidly evolving with the advent of online means for social interaction, such as social media, social networking, messaging, and so on. The transformation happens to give us challenges and opportunities to improve the quality of knowledge management undertaken by an organization. The most critical problem that in knowledge management issue is how to identify the state, ownership, and connectedness of critical knowledge in an organization visually. The studies to overcome these problems already done with a knowledge map approach, but in practice to do knowledge mapping is still done partially, either by the manual or automatic approach. Accordingly, this study aims to identify the critical components in building integrated knowledge maps from various electronic information sources that developed in the current Internet era. Through a literary study in an article that examines the map model of knowledge and by analysing smart terminology in several contexts from several kinds of literature. This study proposes a model of smart knowledge mapping conceptual model to be an initial model in developing a knowledge map that integrates various critical components.

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Data-Driven Methods to Create Knowledge Maps for Decision Making in Academic Contexts

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management ◽

10.1142/s0219649217500083 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (01) ◽

pp. 1750008 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rizan Moradi ◽

Khalil Taheri ◽

Maryam S. Mirian

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Knowledge Management ◽

Real Data ◽

Research Management ◽

Management Tool ◽

Knowledge Map ◽

Functional Evaluation ◽

Knowledge Maps ◽

The Real ◽

Associate Dean

Knowledge is the primary asset of today’s organisations; thus, knowledge management has been focused on discovery, representation, modification, transformation, and creation of knowledge within an enterprise. A knowledge map is a knowledge management tool that makes organisational processes more visible, feasible, and practicable. It is a graphical representation of decision-related information. What happens, how various events can be managed, and why they happened: all can be demonstrated very precisely by a well-designed knowledge map. There are diverse knowledge-related roles; for example, each university dean’s office — as an instance of a knowledge-based organisation — usually relies upon their institutional memory to make daily decisions. However, utilising a knowledge map greatly facilitates any individual’s or group’s decision-making process, by proposing or establishing key required information. In this study, two important managerial roles — Associate Deans of Research and Education — were selected; then we reviewed their key managerial decisions and proposed three different techniques for supporting their decisions. The chief superiority of the approach offered here was in the creation of role-based knowledge maps, including an expertness map and a collaboration map for the Associate Dean of Research, which were formed using clustering, taxonomy formation, and information retrieval methods. A third map was created for the Associate Dean of Education, including a Bayesian reasoning map based on an Improved PC (IPC) algorithm, which learned the structure and the parameters of a Bayesian network to describe decision-making in the domain of education. To evaluate the proposed approaches, structural and functional evaluation measures and standard datasets (in the available cases) were chosen. The results found that the approaches were comparable to the selected benchmarks within the real data; even after considering the challenging nature of the real data, which included problems such as incomplete and unclean data extracted from the University of Tehran’s education and research management information systems.

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Knowledge Management in Entrepreneurship Education as the Basis for Creative Business Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031167 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1167

Author(s):

Yuliya Frolova ◽

Suad A. Alwaely ◽

Olga Nikishina

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

International Student ◽

Student Assessment ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Key Factors ◽

Management Tools ◽

International Student Assessment ◽

Al Ain ◽

Management Concept ◽

Motivation Model

Despite numerous studies dedicated to business and entrepreneurship education, there is a lack of research dedicated to students studying creativity in entrepreneurial and business-related disciplines through knowledge management tools and practices. The objectives of the study were to determine the key factors of creative motivation for entrepreneurship among students, to build an appropriate universal practical model of learner creativeness motivation, and to create a knowledge management concept based on this model. By way of comparative, descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative analysis methods, we investigated previous research in the field of motivation, educational approaches, and methodologies, together with the data of the Program for International Student Assessment of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. In order to compare international experience of knowledge management in modern approaches to education, we analyzed the curricular of business and entrepreneurship programs in three higher education entities from different countries: the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, KIMEP University, and Al Ain University. As a result of the research, we developed knowledge management that can be used for the learner creativity and motivation model. Recommendations developed in the course of the study would allow for the ability to make business and entrepreneurship education more sustainable.

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Knowledge management strategies for sustaining Lesson Study

International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies ◽

10.1108/ijlls-10-2019-0070 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 167-178

Author(s):

Eric C.K. Cheng

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Knowledge Management ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Lesson Study ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Explicit Knowledge ◽

Relative Effectiveness ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is explore the relative effectiveness of people-based and information technology-based knowledge management (KM) strategies as implemented by principals in Hong Kong schools to facilitate and sustain Lesson Study for teachers’ knowledge sharing and internalization. Design/methodology/approach Data from 184 principals in Hong Kong were collected by a cross-sectional quantitative survey. Confirmatory factor analysis and reliability tests have been used to examine the constructed validity and reliability of the instrument. A structural equation model was applied to confirm the predictive effect of people-based and information technology-based KM strategies on teachers’ knowledge sharing and internalization through Lesson Study. Findings Results show that people-based KM strategy predicts knowledge sharing and internalization by and among teachers. However, while information technology-based knowledge management strategies predict teachers’ knowledge sharing, they do not predict how effectively they internalize knowledge. Practical implications Cultivating communities of practice, professional learning communities and mentoring schemes in schools can nurture a knowledge-sharing culture to facilitate and sustain Lesson Study for teacher learning. Institutionalizing an information technology system can help teachers to retrieve, share and store the school’s explicit knowledge. Originality/value The paper not only suggests school management strategies and practices for school leaders to facilitate and sustain Lesson Study, but also brings a new research dimension, KM, to the research area.

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Factors that Most Affect Relationships with General Contractors on Commercial Construction Projects: Pacific Northwest Subcontractor Perspectives

International Journal of Construction Education and Research ◽

10.1080/15578771.2013.856824 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 126-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Patrick J. McCord ◽

David E. Gunderson

Keyword(s):

Pacific Northwest ◽

Construction Projects ◽

General Contractors

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Use of Knowledge Management Systems and the Impact on the Acquisition of Explicit Knowledge

Journal of Information Systems ◽

10.2308/jis.2008.22.2.77 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 77-101 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Holli McCall ◽

Vicky Arnold ◽

Steve G. Sutton

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Knowledge Acquisition ◽

Reference Materials ◽

Explicit Knowledge ◽

Experimental Methodology ◽

Management Systems ◽

Knowledge Management Systems ◽

Use Of Knowledge ◽

The Impact

ABSTRACT: In an era where knowledge is increasingly seen as an organization's most valuable asset, many firms have implemented knowledge-management systems (KMS) in an effort to capture, store, and disseminate knowledge across the firm. Concerns have been raised, however, about the potential dependency of users on KMS and the related potential for decreases in knowledge acquisition and expertise development (Cole 1998; Alavi and Leidner 2001b; O'Leary 2002a). The purpose of this study, which is exploratory in nature, is to investigate whether using KMS embedded with explicit knowledge impacts novice decision makers' judgment performance and knowledge acquisition differently than using traditional reference materials (e.g., manuals, textbooks) to research and solve a problem. An experimental methodology is used to study the relative performance and explicit knowledge acquisition of 188 participants partitioned into two groups using either a KMS or traditional reference materials in problem solving. The study finds that KMS users outperform users of traditional reference materials when they have access to their respective systems/materials, but the users of traditional reference materials outperform KMS users when respective systems/materials are removed. While all users improve interpretive problem solving and encoding of definitions and rules, there are significant differences in knowledge acquisition between the two groups.

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