The Language of Business Intelligence - L
Most comprehensive business intelligence glossary by Vernon Prior. Market & competitive intelligence thesaurus and glossary. Terms and terminology used in business intelligence.
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Lateral thinking refers to a means of escaping from habitual mind patterns in order to solve problems or explore new ideas. Techniques include deliberate and provocative challenging of preconceptions, and rejection of yes/no thinking. See also: Brainstorming, Creativity, Innovation, Invention, Synectics.
Lead-firm network is usually initiated by a large firm to ensure that its suppliers can meet the quality, quantity, and timetable of delivery required by that firm. The advantage is a more reliable source of supply. The suppliers benefit through gaining access to a guaranteed Market and, usually, through improved management and production techniques. See also: Alliance, Cluster, Joint venture, Networking, Production network, Service network, Strategic alliance.
Learning, see Knowledge creation.
Learning organization is one that places considerable emphasis on developing strategies and techniques for sharing Information and creating new Knowledge in order to gain a competitive advantage. See also: Knowledge creation, Knowledge management, Meme.
Link analysis is an Internet search technique that dispenses with Keyword searching, employing instead a complicated Algorithm that is based either on the number of Web pages linked to a specific site that is relevant to the search requirements, or on the number of visits to a site in a given time.
Local area network (LAN) provides facilities for communication between computer users within a specified vicinity up to a range of about ten kilometers (but usually confined to one site or one building). See also: Network.
Location service, see Knowledge map.
Logic bomb, see Virus.
Login is either the account name used to gain access to a computer system or the act of entering a computer system.