KM PRACTICES IN MANUFACTURIN COMPANIES 1 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES – A CASE STUDY S.D. Uma Mageswari*, Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies, Pondicherry University Mail id: sdu.mba@rmkc.ac.in Ph: 98407 20454 Dr. Chitra Sivasubramanian, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Pondicherry University *Corresponding author Keywords : Knowledge management, Knowledge capture, knowledge creation, knowledge storage, knowledge transfer, knowledge application, organizational culture, leadership, management