This paper was written to familiarize people involved with either field – Knowledge Management (KM) or Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) with the other one in surfacing their similarities. The KM framework used for this comparison is the one established and used at Israel Aircraft Industries, while the CMMI source of information is none but the original document produced by the CMMI P...

This paper first enlists the generic problems of alloy wheel machining and subsequently details on the process improvement of the identified critical-to-quality machining characteristic of A356 aluminum alloy wheel machining process. The causal factors are traced using the Ishikawa diagram and prioritization of corrective actions is done through process failure modes and effects analysis. Proce...

The main purpose of the present study was to assess the ecological capability of agricultural soils using geographic information system (GIS). This research was conducted during 2014 in Hamedan Province, Iran. A cross-sectional study was conducted mapping the 10 factors of soil characteristics (texture, depth, erosion, and aggregation, percentage of slope, direction of slope, height, soil salin...

Since the release of Building Systems from Commercial Components [Wallnau 01] in July of 2001, the design and engineering team from the SEI COTS-Based Systems Initiative has developed the collection of techniques described in that book into a more prescriptive COTS-based systems design process. This evolution has been partially described in this column and other forums and will soon be offered ...

quality models and standards guide Software Process Improvement Initiatives. Usually aiming to establish the best practices to instruct the definition of processes and support organizational assessment of the maturity and capability level. However, despite these initiatives, the best practices application in Brazilian public organizations is impaired by various obstacles regarding the process o...

Despite the need for sustaining competitive advantage, scholars and practitioners struggle when deciding which organizational capabilities they should develop to which extent. Today, inconsistent recommendations bear the risk of misallocating corporate funds. Despite recent advances, further research needs to be conducted with respect to how uncertainty can be considered in capability developme...

The purpose of this research is to evaluate to which degree small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) use process management techniques and methods. The findings result from 20 interviews that were conducted in 11 smalland medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing and service sector in Austria. The information retrieved from the interviews was used to rate the overall process management per...

every firm learns through firm specific methods. this learning process is operationalized by firm’s knowledge management practices. therefore, knowledge to result in successful learning should be assisted by a combinative framework which can enhance a firms’ absorptive capability. this in turn will play a decisive role for achieving competitive advantage. current literature in strategic managem...