Impact of the Reorganization of the Enterprise Information System by Knowledge Management Methods and Tools on the Supply Chain

Supply chain management consists of complex processes. They enlarge permanent the basis of data and information. Moreover there exists complex knowledge of individuals and within the organization. Both information and knowledge must be saved and processed. For the realization methods of the knowledge management are suitable. In this paper a global Supply chain in the automotive industry will be analyzed under the aspect of the knowledge processing. Theoretical and practical fundamentals of the integration of knowledge-based components are represented. The first steps of developing a knowledge base and the consequences for Enterprise Information Systems are introduced.