Abstract
A model for integrating Expert Systems is presented. The model - Synergetic Expert System (SES) - contains several expert systems which can be arranged synergetically to suit the particular needs of a problem. An object-oriented approach is used to design the model and handle its various components. The building blocks of the model, arranged in series or parallel, are defined together with a formal delineation of efficient and economic expert systems. These lead to a definition of marginal cost and value of an expert to a system. The model may be applied when different experts or expert systems are needed to tackle a complex problem. Treating experts or expert systems in parallel may also be viewed as a form of Group Decision Support System (GDSS).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-82 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Decision Support Systems |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 May 1996 |
Keywords
- Artificial intelligence
- Decision making
- Decision support system (DSS)
- Expert system
- Group decision support system (GDSS)
- Object-oriented design
- Value of information