Showing papers on "Information integration published in 2023"

Information technology governance in supply chain: integration mechanisms under uncertain environment

Abstract: Virtual integration and information sharing are two important information technology (IT) governance mechanisms to foster efficient and effective collaboration among supply chain partners. However, insufficient empirical studies have been conducted to understand how the two mechanisms interplay in supply chains under an uncertain business environment. Based on data collected from 272 manufacturers in China, we empirically investigated the relationships between virtual integration, supply chain information sharing, and operational performance. Our findings showed that two dimensions of information sharing fully mediated the relationship between virtual integration and operational performance. We also found that supply uncertainty moderated the relationships between virtual integration and information sharing, and between virtual integration and operational performance. Most interestingly, the directions of moderating effects were different depending on the dimensions of information sharing and operational performance. These findings have theoretical and managerial implications for IT governance in supply chain management (SCM).

Integration of structural information within a bim-based environment for seismic structural e-permits

Abstract: The assessment of the structural safety of buildings, with the related outcomes and other structural information, is typically reported in un-structured sets of documents (tables, drawings, reports, etc.). This happens even if Building Information Modelling (BIM) workflows, platforms, and standards are adopted. Generally, the BIM database provides input data for the structural design, but most of the data produced by structural designers, according to the structural codes, do not fully integrate into the BIM database along with other context-related information. These data are not easily recorded, especially in openBIM standard file formats such as Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). In the context of digital procedures for permit applications pertaining to seismic structural engineering, the authors propose an openBIM approach for the integration of structural information to support the activities of building authorities’ bodies (BABs). The proposed framework has led to the development of an Information Delivery Manual (IDM) and a Model View Definition (MVD), considering the IFC schema, for the integration and exchange of information within a BIM-based environment. Successively, the authors implemented the proposed IDM/MVD solution in a case study that provided an effective workflow for innovative future delivery of necessary information to building authorities to obtain seismic authorization permits.

Data Integration and Transformation using Artificial Intelligence

Abstract: The process and functioning of data integration is termed as combining information from several sources to provide users with a coherent perspective. The fundamental idea behind data integration is to open up data and make it simpler for individuals and systems to access, utilize, and process. The process of converting data from one format to another, typically from that of a source system into that required by a destination system, is known as data transformation. Data transformation is a component of the majority of data integration and management processes, including data manipulation and data warehousing. Many organizations carry out data transformation and integration because they have requirements with respect to data usage that is important in every situation. This paper proposes an architecture that reduces manual work and abstracts the decisions to be made in the integration and transformation process. This approach can lower the risk of human error and result in significant financial savings for various organizations. A modular approach is followed to ease these complex tasks and get desired results.

Integrated application of prefabricated building construction information based on BIM and RFID technology

Abstract: Purpose: To solve the problems of low integration accuracy and long integration time of traditional prefabricated construction information integration methods. Method: A method of assembling building information integration based on BIM and RFID technology was proposed. By analyzing the information integration principle of BIM RFID (Building Information Modeling Radio Frequency Identification) technology, starting with rfid technology, we use rfid technology to collect the information of prefabricated building components and obtain the coding information of component data. Experiment: Combining Markov model and fuzzy algorithm, the obtained coding information is preprocessed. According to the processing results, statistical feature clustering algorithm is introduced to integrate the construction information of prefabricated buildings. Result: The precision polyline of the prefabricated building construction information integration method based on BIM and RFID technology showed a steady increase, and it was close to 100% in the later stage. At the same time, the time consumed by this method was within 0.41 s, with high accuracy, high efficiency and high practicability.

Does online-offline channel integration matter for supply chain resilience? The moderating role of environmental uncertainty

Abstract: PurposeDrawing on dynamic capability theory, this study investigates how online–offline channel integration (OOCI) affects a firm's supply chain resilience and how such an effect is moderated by market turbulence and regulatory uncertainty.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 273 Chinese firms that conduct online and offline business and hierarchical regression analysis were used to examine the research model.FindingsThe results suggest that the effect of OOCI on supply chain resilience differs in terms of its dimensions (i.e. information integration, transaction integration and service integration). While information integration and service integration were positively associated with supply chain resilience, transaction integration had a non-significant relationship with supply chain resilience. Moreover, market turbulence negatively moderated the effect of transaction integration and positively moderated the effect of service integration. Regulatory uncertainty positively moderated the effect of transaction integration and negatively moderated the effect of service integration. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.Originality/valueThis study examines the effect of OOCI on supply chain resilience. It further explores the influence of market turbulence and regulatory uncertainty on the relationship between OOCI and supply chain resilience.

Theoretical Framework of Knowledge Representation for Information Sharing

Abstract: Since information from enterprises should be shared and exchanged in order to be understood and recognized, whereby unambiguous and transparent data is considered a vital requirement, information sharing has become crucial to the correct use of information assets. Sharing information may be seen as the most significant component of a company. Sharing or integrating information is used to bring together seemingly unrelated bodies of knowledge in an effort to enhance creativity. Development and training programs, reports, Information Technology (IT) platforms, official papers, and collaborative teams are all instances of information integration. It is possible to boost product and service quality, customer service responsiveness, innovation, and environmental sustainability via pervasive information integration. In this article, we take a look back at the revolutionary idea underpinning internal communication networks for Knowledge Management (KM), and Knowledge Representation (KR).

Economic Evolution Game Study on the integration of informatization and intelligentization in manufacturing enterprises

Abstract: At present, the new generation of information technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence ,big data, cloud computing, are endogenous driving forces to promote the intelligent transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing industry. "Made in China 2025" proposes to take intelligent manufacturing as the main direction of manufacturing development, and the integration of informatization and industrialization is gradually transformed into the integration of informatization and intelligence. In this paper, an evolutionary game model of the integration of manufacturing information unit and intelligent unit is constructed, and the influence and evolution process of the integration of information and intelligence are analyzed from the aspects of the level of intelligent transformation strategy, the maturity of knowledge engineering, the risk of the integration of information and intelligence, information technology resources and capabilities. Results show that the intelligent transformation strategy level, knowledge engineering maturity has a positive impact on informatization and intelligent integration, and intelligence information fusion of risk has a negative influence on informatization and intelligent integration, information technology resources and capabilities as the sum of the benefit of the other three different influence on informatization and intelligent integration, Based on this, some suggestions are put forward to promote the integration process of information and intelligence.

Emotional information facilitates or disrupts memory integration through distinct hippocampal processes of reactivation and connectivity

Abstract: Emotion has a significant impact on how related experiences are organized into integrated memories. However, the neurobiological mechanisms of how emotion modulates memory integration for related information with different valences remain unclear. In this between-subject functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, we investigated different emotional modulations of memory integration by manipulating the valence of stimuli used in an associative memory paradigm. Three groups of participants were tested: one group integrated emotional (i.e., negative) information with neutral information, one group integrated two emotional pieces of information, and one control group integrated two neutral pieces of information. Behaviorally, emotional information facilitated its integration with neutral information but interfered with the other emotional information. Neurally, the emotion-induced facilitation effect, occurring on memory integration of neutral and emotional information, was associated with increased trial-specific reactivation in the hippocampus during both encoding and retrieval. This facilitated integration was also supported by strengthened hippocampal connectivity with the amygdala, as well as a set of neocortical areas related to emotion regulation and the default mode network (DMN). In contrast, the emotion-induced interference effect, occurring on memory integration of two emotional pieces of information, was associated with impaired hippocampal trial-specific reactivation during retrieval that appeared to offset the facilitating effect of increased reactivation during encoding. Similar but relatively weak hippocampal connectivity was found underlying this interfered integration. Taken together, emotional information facilitates memory integration with neutral information, while disrupting the integration with other emotional information, through distinct dynamical processes of hippocampal trial-specific reactivation and connectivity.

Applying Information Theory to Validate Commanders’ Critical Information Requirements

Abstract: The primary aim of this chapter is to introduce a novel approach to strengthen contemporary intelligence community practices for establishing intelligence collection priorities based on expected information value. We propose the integration of quantitative measures of information utility that have been discussed in the literature on information theory (Lindley, 1956; Nelson, 2005; Crupi & Tentori, 2014) as a method for optimizing intelligence collection planning. We argue that enhancing the effectiveness through which command information requirements are established can improve consequent intelligence collection priorities. We contrast this approach with the structured analytic technique (SAT) approach that is currently described as a method for prioritizing information requirements in intelligence collection. Specifically, we proceed with a review of the Indicators Validator (IV) SAT (Heuer & Pherson, 2008) for establishing information value, illustrating how it works, and where it falls short as an analytic method. Next, we introduce a quantitative information-theoretic measure of information utility called information gain (Lindley, 1956). We illustrate the contrast between these approaches using a practical example featuring a hypothetical North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) dilemma. This analysis shows how information gain overcomes many limitations of the IV technique, along with how it might be applied to modern NATO operational practice.