Title :
Evaluating and implementing of Knowledge Management in the Mobile Telephone Switching Office
Author :
Erfani, S.Z. ; Mojtahedi, S.M.H. ; Mousavi, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Islamic Azad Univ., Zahedan, Iran
Abstract :
This research seeks to explore the current Knowledge Management cycle practice in the Mobile Telephone Switching Office including knowledge creation, knowledge organization, knowledge sharing and knowledge leverage. The Mobile Telephone Switching Office is located in the Sistan and Baluchistan province in the southeast of Iran. We have presented the proposed model by using the knowledge management concept and taking advantage from the concept of EFQM excellence model and Deming cycle, by the purpose of continuous improvement. This paper suggests proper KM implementation is a managerial approach that can turn an organization to an agile one. In order to verify and validate the performed research the planned model has been accomplished in the Mobile Telephone Switching Office, positive and acceptable results were obtained and organizations total factor productivity increase was achieved which was appreciated by the organization.
Keywords :
knowledge management; mobile handsets; organisational aspects; telecommunication industry; Deming cycle; EFQM excellence model; knowledge creation; knowledge leverage; knowledge management; knowledge organization; knowledge sharing; mobile telephone switching office; organizations total factor productivity; Business communication; Continuous improvement; Delay; Educational institutions; Industrial engineering; Knowledge engineering; Knowledge management; Organizing; Productivity; Telephony; Continues Improvement; agile organization; knowledge creation; knowledge leverage; knowledge management; knowledge organizing; knowledge sharing;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6565-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6566-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2010.5492812