Purpose The objective of this paper is to study the role artificial intelligence (AI) in supporting supplier scouting process, considering information and capabilities required do so. Design/methodology/approach Twelve cases IT providers offering AI-based solutions were studied. unit analysis was solution, specifically relationship between provider buyer. Information processing theory (IPT) ado...

Spatial heterogeneity, in the wide sense of pattern complexity and variability, appears to be one of the dominant causes of ecological functions and processes. The most widely used quantification of heterogeneity in environmental studies is based on 10 derived Shannon information theory indices. Yet, such heterogeneity index is not able to quantify the surface patterns of a landscape with a ful...

We examined the relationship between information technology (IT) and organizational performance in the U.S. life/health insurance industry by applying and testing Galbraith's information processing theory and strategic contingency theory. Rather than focusing on resource allocations in IT, we instead examined the manner in which IT is deployed in organizations through information processing des...

According to the propositions in the information processing theory, this study tests the relationship between task uncertainty and three organizational design strategies, i.e., creation of lateral relationships, investment in information systems, and creation of self-contained tasks. Data from 125 North American manufacturing firms are used and business environment uncertainty is employed to me...

The combination of remote imagery data, geographic information systems software, and landscape ecology theory provides a unique basis for monitoring and assessing large-scale ecological systems. The unique feature of the work has been the need to develop and interpret quantitative measures of spatial pattern—the landscape indices. This article reviews what is known about the statistical propert...

soil and land information is vital for land use planning and infrastructure development. maps of soils landscapes are powerful tools to guide sustainable planning and natural resource management. fuzzy set theory has been widely used in soil science for soil classification and mapping, land evaluation, fuzzy soil geostatistics, soil quality indices. in fuzzy logic-based approaches, soil spatial...

This paper explores the use of entropy for visualizing database structure. In particular, we show how visualizing the entropy of a relation provides a global perspective on the distribution of values and helps to identify areas within the relation where interesting relationships may be discovered. The type of structure we are interested in discovering is related to functional dependencies. Our ...

introduction this study is dealt with the environmental planning from a bio-cybernetic and hierarchical systems viewpoint within the context of landscape ecology. this viewpoint requires not only knowledge of the science of ecology but also ecological wisdom in order to recognize the place of humankind in nature. the conceptual and practical approach which is provided will help landscape planne...

Employing media richness theory and social information processing theory, a model is developed and tested to understand the impact of communication media and bargainers’ interpersonal history on negotiation processes and outcomes. In a laboratory experiment, common multi-media combinations and the interpersonal histories of subjects were manipulated to examine their effects on task performance ...