A Computerized Knowledge Sharing Framework for the Supply Chain Development Phases

Abstract

— although the extant literature has addressed knowledge sharing in various forms, one question remains unresolved, arising from the need for an automated process for sharing knowledge in the Supply Chain (SC). A proposal of a computerized knowledge sharing framework for the SC will impact the SC’s performance and productivity. This paper aims to review and analyze the literature on knowledge sharing strategies and then suggest an automated knowledge sharing framework for the SC. First, to develop the proposed framework, we thoroughly reviewed the literature on SC knowledge sharing processes. This review helps us identify how organizations share and manage knowledge during the development process of their SCs. Then, we proposed a computerized knowledge sharing framework for the SC. Accordingly, we suggested that the proposed knowledge sharing framework is unique among the literature strategies, because it automates the knowledge sharing process in the SC, adds value to existing research, and could be adopted by SC decision-making as a knowledge framework to increase the efficiency of sharing, and managing knowledge in the SC phase.