The Role of a Knowledge Management System KMS

They capture explicit knowledge generated within the organization in a centralized or multiple decentralized knowledge repositories. 

They structure this knowledge according to domain- or decision-specific aspects. 

They support classification of knowledge for an efficient retrieval classification can be achieved with metadata in a simple hierarchy and is usually adapted to the application of knowledge the hierarchy reflects the structure of the content centers. 

They store information based on the degree of use of the knowledge, the opinion of the authors and subject matter experts, and frequency of knowledge use. 

They monitor the entry of knowledge and support the process of eliminating obsolete knowledge to keep the knowledge database up to date. 

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