A digital repository of science resources of research institute as a source of knowledge from the area of production engineering for SMEs

Abstract

One of the elements of building a competitive advantage of modern organizations is the appropriate use and development of knowledge resources. It also applies to the activities of manufacturing companies, in which both tangible and informational processes are realized. The last ones require support for both technical and managerial knowledge. In recent years, one of the ways to enrich the company's knowledge resources is to be able to acquire the knowledge from sources of digital repositories. The article presents the concept of a knowledge repository, designed in a research institute working in the area of machine construction and operation. The proposed concept includes the structure of the digital repository of knowledge resources, a method of its creation and functioning. The project assumes that the main (in terms of number and interest in content) recipient of knowledge sharing services in the repository will be the manufacturing companies for which the research institutes' activities are research and development facilities. The proposed solution will be used by among others employees of small and medium manufacturing enterprises. In a case of a need for knowledge in the area of production engineering, the use of repository resources can be an effective way to supplement it.