Title :
Knowledge management and competitive manufacturing
Author_Institution :
Plymouth Univ., UK
fDate :
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
As firms seek new ways to attain and maintain competitive advantage, they are looking to exploit to the full their intellectual capital as well as their physical resources. The author describes how the management of knowledge-or intellectual property-is becoming a distinct and critical branch of strategic thinking.
Keywords :
management; competitive advantage; competitive manufacturing; intellectual capital; intellectual property; knowledge management; physical resources; strategic thinking;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management Journal
DOI :
10.1049/em:20000309
