Abstract When the theories and methods of set pair analysis are applied to the lattice order decision- making, a new decision-making model— set pair analysis of lattice order decision making model is created. Based on the portray of the lattice order of the set pair utility function, the best solution of the decision model is found.... When the theories and methods of set pair analysis are applied to the lattice order decision- making, a new decision-making model— set pair analysis of lattice order decision making model is created. Based on the portray of the lattice order of the set pair utility function, the best solution of the decision model is found. Read More Read Less

Abstract The D-S evidence theory is an important information fusion method at the decision level. A novel evidence combination method is proposed to solve the counterintuitive problem of the Dempster rule. It firstly classifies the evidences according to decision making; then, constructs evidence importance degree and evidence reliability models as the discounting factors for evidences with different conflict degrees within the same class or... The D-S evidence theory is an important information fusion method at the decision level. A novel evidence combination method is proposed to solve the counterintuitive problem of the Dempster rule. It firstly classifies the evidences according to decision making; then, constructs evidence importance degree and evidence reliability models as the discounting factors for evidences with different conflict degrees within the same class or between classes; finally, combines the evidences by the Dempster’s rule. The experimental analysis shows that the method is reasonable. Read More Read Less

Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of dependence on trust, relationship commitment and information sharing from the perspective of farmers in “a company + farmers” organization. Subjected to 462 farmers from Guangdong and Hainan province in China, structural equation model was undertaken to examine the empirical study on the relationship among dependence, trust, relationship commitment and information sharing between... The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of dependence on trust, relationship commitment and information sharing from the perspective of farmers in “a company + farmers” organization. Subjected to 462 farmers from Guangdong and Hainan province in China, structural equation model was undertaken to examine the empirical study on the relationship among dependence, trust, relationship commitment and information sharing between farmers and companies. The results show that: dependence has a significant positive impact on trust and relationship commitment, while does not has a direct significant impact on information sharing. Trust has a significant positive impact on relationship commitment and information sharing between farmers and company. Relationship commitment has a significant positive impact on information sharing. These findings give some guidelines to agricultural managers. If managers can improve the farmers` dependence on companies, the company will establish a high level of trust and relationship commitment with farmers, which promote farmers to share the production information with companies so that enterprises can effectively monitor the process of production in order to improve the quality and safety of agricultural products. Read More Read Less