Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) are information systems designed to enhance organizational knowledge processes including creation, storage, retrieval, transfer, and application. Different types of KMS include expert systems for decision making, groupware for collaboration, document management systems for efficient document handling, decision support systems for informed decision-making, database management systems for data storage and retrieval, and simulation systems for modeling real-world scenarios. The document references foundational research and literature on KMS.

1. Types of Knowledge Management SystemsBy,Nitin Reddy Katkamk.nitin.r [at] gmail.comwww.nitinkatkam.com

2. What are Knowledge Management Systems?Knowledge management systems (KMSs)Information systems “developed to support and enhance the organizational knowledge processes of knowledge creation, storage, retrieval, transfer, and application (Alavi & Leidner, 2001, p.114).”

3. Types of Knowledge Management SystemsExpert SystemsAn information system used to make choices that would normally be performed by a domain expert, such as in the diagnosis of a problem.

4. Types of Knowledge Management SystemsGroupwareGroupware systems facilitate collaboration between workers. They may assist workers in sharing appointment calendars or sending messages between them.

5. Types of Knowledge Management SystemsDocument Management SystemsDocument management systems enable users to perform versioning, store and share documents, and search through documents more efficiently.

6. Types of Knowledge Management SystemsDecision Support SystemsPresents information to users in a manner that they can make informed decisions more easily.

7. Types of Knowledge Management SystemsDatabase Management SystemsDatabase management systems assist in use the collection of data stored within a database by enabling easy storage and retrieval.

8. Types of Knowledge Management SystemsSimulation SystemsSimulation systems are used for modeling a real world scenario and for testing the effects of scenarios that are either unsafe or not economical to perform with their real world equivalents.(Gupta & Sharma, 2004)

9. ReferenceAlavi, M., Leidner, D. E. (2001). Review: knowledge management and knowledge management systems: conceptual foundations and research issues. MIS Quarterly. 25(1).Gupta, J. D., & Sharma, S. K. (2004). Creating Knowledge Based Organizations. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.