Management applications of expert systems

Abstract The development of expert systems for such professionals as doctors diagnosing and treating infectious diseases and geologists exploring for mineral deposits has led to suggestions that expert systems be developed for managers in public and private organizations who make manufacturing, marketing, financial, personnel, and other decisions. This paper describes briefly some of the systems of this type that have already been developed, with an emphasis on the logic expressions used in them, examines other fruitful areas for system development, and identifies software requirements for the implementation of such systems.

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