Knowledge Management System (KMS)

Rational use of corporate resources is one of the most important factors of success, when competition is rigorous. This applies to both technological resources and intellectual capital of companies.

Knowledge accumulated by employees and obtained in the course of various works is one of the most important resources of the company. The following factors cause the need to establish a system that would integrate the production process information available, knowledge on employees' experience and projects in which the employees participate. It would ensure regulated access to the distributed information resources, application software systems and formalized work results:

• Absence of a single corporate project register, a repository of project documents and research data
• Absence of a system for accounting of experience, qualifications, expertise of employees
• Absence of a single database of technical standards, regulations, instructions with common access
• Lack of facilities for exchange of experience and joint work between employees from remote locations
• Lack of access to existing electronic information resources and data banks

The IBS Integration Solutions Department offers implementation of a Knowledge Management System as an efficient way to solve the above problems.

The Knowledge Management System (KMS) is not just a technological solution. It is a business strategy aimed at forming of knowledge culture in the institution and at support of the unified corporate intellect, which goes beyond any organizational units for the benefit of the entire company as a whole.

Purposes of KMS building:

• Professional growth of employees
• Increase of production innovation level and innovation management system
• Increase of intellectual capital management efficiency
• Increase of enterprise operation efficiency, decrease of costs, improvement of quality of provided services

And, as a consequence:

• Formation of a common database of formalized knowledge of the institution
• Establishment of a system for methodical and reference information support of the institution employees
• Support of project interplay and joint work of members of work teams distributed over the territory
• Development of horizontal connections between specialists of the same profile, establishment of professional communities
• Assurance of expert support for production specialists
• Assurance of user's access to corporate information resources and paid internet services
• Establishment of competence centers for support of use and development of knowledge

Main functional components and their purpose in the KMS:

Software necessary to build a KMS:

One can view knowledge management as a key advantage in conditions of growing competition, which require prompt reaction on market changes, when limited resources are available, from employees and especially from managers. That the accumulated knowledge is transformed into a valuable and reasonable guidance for action is a prerequisite for the company to achieve the competitive advantages needed. In so doing, the accumulated knowledge is not just used; it is transformed into information resources for decision-making and subsequent implementation of the decisions.

Contacts

IBS Integration Solutions Department

Contact person: Alexei Sevastyanov (Asevastyanov@ibs.ru)

Phone: +7 (095) 967-8080