Extending the knowledge advantage: Creating learning chains

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a synergy between the approaches of knowledge management in a learning organisation and supply chain management so that learning chains can be created in order to unleash innovation and creativity by managing knowledge in supply chains.Design/methodology/approach – Through extensive literature review, commonalities between knowledge management and supply chain management were elicited. Knowledge Advantage framework, which was developed as a part of CRC for Construction Innovation Australia, research project “Delivering improved knowledge management and ICT diffusion in Australian construction industry”, has been proposed to extend across the supply chain in order to develop learning chains.Findings – The paper provides a conceptual grounding for future research in the area of knowledge management and supply chain management and suggests that, as unit of competition changes from organisation vs organisation to chain vs chain under supply chain management, l...

[1]  Ike-Elechi Ogba,et al.  Commitment in the workplace: The impact of income and age on employee commitment in Nigerian banking sector , 2008 .

[2]  Derek H.T. Walker.  Implications of Human Capital Issues , 2008 .

[3]  Peansupap.  An exploratory approach to the diffusion of ICT in a project environment , 2004 .

[4]  Andrew Popp,et al.  Information flow in automotive supply chains - identifying and learning to overcome barriers to change , 2003, Ind. Manag. Data Syst..

[5]  Peter E.D. Love,et al.  Management of knowledge in project environments , 2003 .

[6]  Keith D. Hampson,et al.  Developing cross team relationships , 2003 .

[7]  Keith D. Hampson,et al.  Project alliancing vs project partnering: a case study of the Australian National Museum Project , 2002 .

[8]  C. Anumba,et al.  A CLEVER approach to selecting a knowledge management strategy , 2002 .

[9]  Ekambaram Palaneeswaran,et al.  Innovative initiatives in integrating construction supply chains , 2002 .

[10]  K. Tan.  A framework of supply chain management literature , 2001 .

[11]  Charles Egbu,et al.  THE INFLUENCE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL ON ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS , 2001 .

[12]  Lars-Erik Gadde,et al.  Supply strategy and network effects — purchasing behaviour in the construction industry , 2000 .

[13]  Charles Hampden-Turner,et al.  Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth from Conflicting Values , 2000 .

[14]  Peter E.D. Love,et al.  Total quality management and the learning organization: a dialogue for change in construction , 2000 .

[15]  Pietro Romano,et al.  Supply chain management: an analytical framework for critical literature review , 2000 .

[16]  I. Nonaka,et al.  SECI, Ba and Leadership: a Unified Model of Dynamic Knowledge Creation , 2000 .

[17]  Alexander E. Ellinger.  Improving Marketing/Logistics Cross-Functional Collaboration in the Supply Chain , 2000 .

[18]  D. Lambert,et al.  Issues in Supply Chain Management , 2000 .

[19]  A. Cox.  Power, value and supply chain management , 1999 .

[20]  Carys Siemieniuch,et al.  Organizational aspects of knowledge lifecycle management in manufacturing , 1999, Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud..

[21]  L.M.J. Michaels,et al.  The making of a lean aerospace supply chain , 1999 .

[22]  R. M. Monczka,et al.  Purchasing and Supply Management: Trends and Changes Throughout the 1990s , 1998 .

[23]  Lawson K. Savery,et al.  Trust and communication development needs: An Australian waterfront study , 1998 .

[24]  R. Lewicki,et al.  Trust And Distrust: New Relationships and Realities , 1998 .

[25]  Colin Camerer,et al.  Not So Different After All: A Cross-Discipline View Of Trust , 1998 .

[26]  Guido Nassimbeni,et al.  Network structures and co‐ordination mechanisms: A taxonomy , 1998 .

[27]  Jeffrey H. Dyer,et al.  Strategic Supplier Segmentation: The Next “Best Practice” in Supply Chain Management , 1998 .

[28]  R. Handfield,et al.  Supply Chain Management: Supplier Performance and Firm Performance , 1998 .

[29]  A. Cox,et al.  ‘Fit for purpose’ contractual relations: determining a theoretical framework for construction projects , 1997 .

[30]  S. New.  The scope of supply chain management research , 1997 .

[31]  T. A. Stewart.  Intellectual Capital: The New Wealth of Organizations , 1997 .

[32]  John P. Meyer,et al.  Commitment in the Workplace: Theory, Research, and Application , 1997 .

[33]  Philip H. Mirvis.  Historical foundations of organization learning , 1996 .

[34]  F. Swierczek.  Culture and conflict in joint ventures in Asia , 1994 .

[35]  M. Dodgson.  Organizational Learning: A Review of Some Literatures , 1993 .

[36]  C. Hampden-Turner,et al.  Riding the Waves of Culture. Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business (3rd ed) , 1993 .

[37]  M. Maidique.  Entrepreneurs, Champions, and Technological Innovation , 1984, IEEE Engineering Management Review.

[38]  Diana Bovill.  A Review of Some Literature , 1982 .