Why Drink from a Firehose When all you Want is a Glass of Water? Managing Knowledge for Decision Makers

Abstract

A Major Command generates a vast amount of information and this volume is growing exponentially. The increase in operations tempo and short notice deployments require the rapid fusion of this information to ensure a quick response and decisiveness in any crisis. The Air Force needs a system that allows commanders to sort through the flood the information, find the insight they need, and quickly make the right decisions. This paper focuses on the field of knowledge management and the technological benefits of thin client architecture, intranets, and the World Wide Web. It also explores ways to improve the knowledge base available to MAJCOM, NAF, and Wing Commanders and their senior staffs. In addition, this paper makes recommendations for Air Force implementation of knowledge management solutions so that the Air Force can evolve into an ever more potent information superiority force. It is now time for the Air Force to embrace knowledge management as a requirement for operating effectively in the 21th century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA393961

Entities

People

  • Erin Durham

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Intranet
  • Knowledge Management
  • Logistics
  • Personnel Management
  • Web Browsers
  • Word Processors
  • World Wide Web

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).