Publisher's Synopsis
This book shows readers how to create intelligent systems for business using both expert systems and neural networks. Topics are presented from an applied business perspective and are reinforced throughout by managerial applications.;Part 1 introduces the field of intelligent systems. Part 2 covers the theoretical foundation of logic-based systems. Part 3 offers students hands-on experience using a deductive tool (LEVEL 5) and an inductive tool (1st-CLASS), and discusses practical issues in developing expert systems. Part 4 describes the object-oriented approach and the hybrid method for combining rule-based and object-oriented approaches to expert systems. Part 5 contains advanced topics in expert systems.
