Creating expert systems for business and industry

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Creating expert systems for business and industry

Paul Harmon, Brian Sawyer

Wiley, c1990

  • : pbk.

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Bibliography: p. 315-318

Includes index

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ISBN 9780471614951

Description

Provided here is a practical guide to planning, building, and managing the development of an expert system. It provides comprehensive treatment of expert systems, from basic concepts of knowledge acquisition to maintenance of a completed system. The book contains case studies of three recently constructed expert systems that make extensive use of new features of expert systems development tools, such as database integration and connection to a mainframe computer. There are also illustrations, charts, diagrams, examples, and actual code from working systems. The text has been designed for business programmers, systems analysts, systems managers, and knowledge engineers.

Table of Contents

BASIC CONCEPTS. Expert Systems Today. Basic Expert Systems Techniques. IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITES. Identifying and Scoping Potential Applications--Part 1. Identifying and Scoping Potential Applications--Part 2. KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND SYSTEM DESIGN. Analyzing a Consultation. Cognitive Analysis. Knowledge Acquisition. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. Creating Small Rule-Base Systems. Creating Forward Chaining Systems. Creating Systems with Context Trees. Creating Hybrid Systems. Procedural Considerations. Database Considerations. Interface Considerations. MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT SYSTEMS. Mnanaging an Expert Systems Development Effort. Appendices. References and Notes. Index.
Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780471614968

Description

Provided here is a practical guide to planning, building, and managing the development of an expert system. It provides comprehensive treatment of expert systems, from basic concepts of knowledge acquisition to the maintenance of a completed system.

Table of Contents

  • BASIC CONCEPTS
  • Expert Systems Today
  • Basic Expert Systems Techniques
  • IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITES
  • Identifying and Scoping Potential Applications--Part 1
  • Identifying and Scoping Potential Applications--Part 2
  • KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND SYSTEM DESIGN
  • Analyzing a Consultation
  • Cognitive Analysis
  • Knowledge Acquisition
  • PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
  • Creating Small Rule-Base Systems
  • Creating Forward Chaining Systems
  • Creating Systems with Context Trees
  • Creating Hybrid Systems
  • Procedural Considerations
  • Database Considerations
  • Interface Considerations
  • MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERT SYSTEMS
  • Mnanaging an Expert Systems Development Effort
  • Appendices
  • References and Notes
  • Index.

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