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Expert Systems in Purchasing: Applications and Development
Author(s) -
Cook Robert Lorin
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1992.tb00577.x
Subject(s) - expert system , purchasing , subject matter expert , computer science , software , knowledge management , engineering management , risk analysis (engineering) , artificial intelligence , business , engineering , operations management , programming language
Expert systems are artificially intelligent computer software that show significant promise for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of purchasing management decision making. This article provides a description of expert systems technology, reports the current status of purchasing expert system applications, presents a number of purchasing expert system applications that offer significant potential for future development, and offers guidelines for expert system development.