Module 2: Decision Support
and Expert Systems
Decision Support Systems
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Criterium
Decision Plus
(Information site on the Criterium DSS software
package; free fully functioning download of the software is available.
Includes links to decision analysis resources.)
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DSS/ES/AI
Information
(Free demo software and favorite links covering
DSS, expert systems, neural networks, client server, creative thinking,
intelligent agents, and so on.)
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DSS
Demos
(Online interactive demos of fully functioning DSS applications.)
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DSS
Resources
(Covers many topics related to DSS. Numerous links
to DSS resources on the Internet.)
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DSS
Web Tour
( A very comprehensive site, covering DSS companies,
university sites, DSS cases, DSS on the web, DSS articles, related sites,
DSS resources.)
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Expert
Choice
(Can download a fully functioning trial version of expert
choice, an excellent and easy-to-use decision support software package.)
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More
DSS Resources
(An excellent site, containing links on DSS articles,
DSS courses, history of DSS, case studies, DSS web tour, journals, newsgroups,
professional associations, spreadsheet links, top 5% DSS sites, university
DSS links, vendor cases, web DSS examples, and more.)
Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence
Sites
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A
Tool for Building Expert Systems
(Information about CLIPS, an
expert systems shell; can be downloaded for free.)
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Consulting
An Expert System
(This site enables students to consult a fully
functioning expert system that determines the type of audit opinion that
should be given by an external auditor.)
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Electronic
Performance Support Systems InfoSite
(An excellent source
of materials related to EPSS, a type of expert system, but much broader
and very relevant to the future practice of accounting Numerous links covering
all aspects of EPSS, including the nature of EPSS, and design and development
tools.)
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Expert
Systems
Demos (Links to a large number of web sites that provide
online interactive demos of fully functioning expert systems.)
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Expert
Systems Demos
(Online interactive demos of fully functioning
expert systems.)
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Expert
Systems Software
(92 telephone numbers to software vendors that
sell expert systems shells. Many of the vendors provide free downloadable
versions of their software.)
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Introduction
to AI and Expert Systems
(A site which provides very
good tutorials on expert systems and neural networks, even though the materials
have not been recently updated.)
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Knowledge
Based Systems
(An excellent site containing numerous links to
decision support systems, expert systems & artificial intelligence,
knowledge management, and other related sites.)
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Neural
Network Software
(Provides links to commercial software
tools for neural networks.)
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On-line
Demos of AI
(A site with links to web sites with
demos on the topic of classical artificial intelligence).
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The
EPSS InfoSite
(A site covering all aspects of electronic performance
support systems, including online articles, development tools, and links
to related sites.)
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Tutorials
on Expert Systems and Neural Networks
(A very good introduction
to AI and expert systems, even though the site is somewhat dated.)
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XpertRule
Shell
(A free downloadable demo version of an easy to use expert
systems shell. Can also download a free demo data mining tool)