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CALL FOR PAPERS


Book: Industrial Knowledge Management - A Micro Level Approach

Editor: Dr. Rajkumar Roy, Cranfield University

Publisher: Springer-Verlag, London

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Original papers are invited for the above mentioned book, to be 
published around middle of 2000. Good quality academic and industrial 
papers will be selected for the publication under one of the chapters 
of the book. A large part of the book are from invited papers, please
find a list of invited papers at the bottom.

Deadlines:

15th November 1999: Minimum 500 words extended abstract due
15th December 1999: Decision on acceptance of papers
30th January 2000: Full paper due
30th February 2000: Corrected/revised version of the paper due

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Industrial Knowledge Management. A Micro Level Approach 

Editor: Dr. Rajkumar Roy 

Publisher: Springer-Verlag, London 

Date of expected publication: Middle of 2000 

Focus: The book will focus on capture and reuse of knowledge 
at the shopfloor and designer level. This level of knowledge 
management is termed as the 'micro level'. The book will 
provide a good overview about the industrial practice, practical
challenges and the future direction of Micro level knowledge 
management (MicroKM). 


Key features: 

1. Divided into several chapters, each chapter will contain on an 
average four  papers.  
2. Invited papers from academia and industry (60%) 
3. Selected papers from submission (40%) 
4. Foreward written by an experienced person from Industry 
5. Case studies  
6. Resource Guide   

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Different chapters with proposed INVITED topics (to be expanded):

Ch 1: Foundation
 
Design and Manufacture as a Knowledge Based Process 
Engineering and Managing Knowledge in the micro level
 
Ch. 2: Frameworks

A Framwork for Capture and Reuse of Shop-floor Knowledge
Knowledge Capture Framework for Design
A holistic knowledge capture framework for manufacturing

Ch. 3: Theory to Practice
 
Knowledge Model: construction and use
Reuse of knowledge using the Internet technology

Ch. 4: Tools
 
Mapping for Reuse in Knowledge Based Systems
Just in Time Knowledge Capture
WebGrid: Knowledge elicitation and modelling on the Web.
 
Ch. 5: Industrial Case studies
 
Knowledge Sharing Environment and Intranet
Micro level knowledge capture in Schlumberger
Evaluating verification and validation techniques in knowledge
engineering: an example
Capture and Reuse of Cutting Tool design knowledge.

Ch. 6: The future

The future of micro level knowledge management
Ontology Reuse
Enterprise wide knowledge capture and reuse: A holistic view

Ch. 7:  Resource Guide

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For FURTHER INFORMATION and ENQUIRIES please contact the Book Editor:

     Dr. Rajkumar Roy, Lecturer
     Department of Enterprise Integration
     School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science
     Cranfield University
     Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL
     United Kingdom
     Tel. +44 (0)1234 750111 Ext. 2423 or 754072
     Fax. +44 (0)1234 750852
     Email: r.roy@cranfield.ac.uk or r.roy@ieee.org