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MaMa: A Maintenance Manual for Case—Based Reasoning Systems

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In this paper, we consider Case—Based Reasoning (CBR) as a complex process. In order to perform such a complex process in a specific project, we argue that an appropriate process model helps to accomplish the process in a well—structured manner. We briefly review some existing process models to define the necessary concepts to specify a process model for CBR. Thereby, we identify several levels of abstraction for process definitions, and explain the role of concrete manuals at one of these levels. For one particular phase of the CBR process, namely the maintenance phase, we outline a maintenance manual and characterize some of its components. Initial experiences with the maintenance manual called MaMa illustrate the purpose of such a manual and indicate the usefulness of its application in specific projects.

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  1. Research & Technology, DaimlerChrysler AG, FT3/AD, 2360, 89013 Ulm, Germany

    Thomas Roth—Berghofer

  2. tec:inno—empolis knowledge management GmbH, Sauerwiesen 2, 67661, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Thomas Reinartz

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  1. Naval Research Laboratory, Code 5510, Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence, 4555 OverlookAvenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20375, USA

    David W. Aha

  2. Computer Science Department, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1, New Zealand

    Ian Watson

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Roth—Berghofer, T., Reinartz, T. (2001). MaMa: A Maintenance Manual for Case—Based Reasoning Systems. In: Aha, D.W., Watson, I. (eds) Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development. ICCBR 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2080. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44593-5_32

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