Knowledge automation and its industrial application

The term knowledge work refers to the use and creation of knowledge from mastery of knowledge.In large part, machines have replaced human physical labor in modern industry, where the core of management, scheduling, and operation is knowledge work.Knowledge work automation is a disruptive technology that is transforming the future economy with extensive application value.Knowledge automation is automation of knowledge work.This paper reviews the research conducted on topics related to knowledge automation such as knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation, knowledge association, and knowledge inference, as well as the automation application technology based on knowledge.A knowledge automation case study involving the making of raw material purchasing decisions by a zinc producer is also presented to demonstrate the operation of knowledge automation.Considering the challenges confronting knowledge automation in the management, scheduling, and operation levels of industrial processes, the features of knowledge in industrial processes and several knowledge automation problems are discussed.Further, several strategies and suggestions for knowledge automation research are also proposed.