A Strategic Plan for Support of Expert Systems in Organizations.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to elicit lessons learned in business and industry in the fielding of expert systems. The study looked at 12 research questions dealing with the acquisition, maintenance, documentation, organizational, performance, personnel, and software modification issues associated with the support of expert systems. The study surveyed the Fortune 500 corporations via questionnaire and telephonic interviews. The study that the Fortune 500 corporations viewed expert systems as an instrument of strategic advantage and were very protective of what is considered proprietary information. The study found the corporations to be particularly secretive about costs of acquiring and maintaining expert systems. Analysis of the questionnaire and interview data found that expert systems in the Fortune 500 are predominately delivered on personal computer hardware and software systems, and primarily developed and maintained in-house. Support issues such as the software modification, performance, and documentation issues are still being addresses. Keywords: Theses; Artificial intelligence; Systems management.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA187865
Entities
People
- Paul R. Boggs
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology