Economic theory and expert system information technologies in agriculture
研究了专家系统作为信息技术在农业决策中的应用，通过大豆害虫管理案例，比较专家系统与专家建议，显示专家系统能改进决策过程。
Expert systems methodology has shown considerable promise as an information technology. However, limited knowledge of how current information technologies relate to the decision process impedes the adoption of expert systems. Thus, a consistent theoretical development of how expert systems relate to the decision process is presented. The significance of developing an economic theory of expert systems is substantiated with an empirical application investigating a soybean pest management decision process. Pest management recommendations from extension bulletins and the expert system are compared with an expert's recommendations. Results indicate the potential improvement in decision-making processes with the adoption of expert systems.