Multiple-agents to identify and separate touching digits in unconstrained handwritten Hindi numerals

This paper presents a multiagent-based approach to the identification and recognition of touching in free handwritten Hindi numerals. We do not restrict our domain to touching pairs; rather, we consider numerals with arbitrary number of digits. Two agents are presented in this paper. The first agent works directly on the scanned image of the original handwritten number. It locates possible touching based on the thickness of handwriting. The other agent works on the thinned image. It segments the image into four categories of segments and tries to locate possible touching based on the rules that govern the connection of segments to form digits. After each of the two agents applies its own rules and investigates candidate possible touching cases, and to increase touching recognition rate, the two agents negotiate and try to agree on the actual touching cases. The experiments conducted so far are promising and successful. The obtained results are very encouraging with a success factor of 92.7%

Proceedings of the 42nd Australian Linguistic Society Conference - 2011

ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences, School of Language Studies; ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, School of Culture, History and Languag

The drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility in the supply chain. A case study.

Purpose: The paper studies the way in which a SME integrates CSR into its corporate strategy, the practices it puts in place and how its CSR strategies reflect on its suppliers and customers relations. Methodology/Research limitations: A qualitative case study methodology is used. The use of a single case study limits the generalizing capacity of these findings. Findings: The entrepreneur’s ethical beliefs and value system play a fundamental role in shaping sustainable corporate strategy. Furthermore, the type of competitive strategy selected based on innovation, quality and responsibility clearly emerges both in terms of well defined management procedures and supply chain relations as a whole aimed at involving partners in the process of sustainable innovation. Originality/value: The paper presents a SME that has devised an original innovative business model. The study pivots on the issues of innovation and eco-sustainability in a context of drivers for CRS and business ethics. These values are considered fundamental at International level; the United Nations has declared 2011 the “International Year of Forestry”