Conversion, integration, and maintenance issues of Navy Stock Points expert systems
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Authors
Rouska, Aaron M.
Subjects
Conversion
integration
maintenance
stock points
expert systems
integration
maintenance
stock points
expert systems
Advisors
Bui, Tung
Date of Issue
1987-03
Date
March 1990
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Naval Postgraduate School has developed a number of small expert system prototypes for the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to automate some functions in inventory management. These expert systems were developed during the last several years to aid inventory managers at Navy Stock Points. Several thesis students have successfully developed three separate standalone functioning and employable systems which run on MS-DOS based machines, and which use different knowledge representation approaches and different programming languages. Since these prototypes have been built, new expert system shells have become available. Because of advances in technology and the drive toward integration today, integration of these prototypes is important to enhance man-machine interface, increase system performance, and facilitate maintenance tasks. This thesis addresses the generic requirements needed to convert, integrate, and maintain the rule bases of three standalone expert systems and combine them into one functioning integrated expert system. It then provides such a system in a VP-Expert shell and describes the specific details of the conversion effort. Improvements needed are also discussed.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
vi, 287 p.
Citation
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.