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A knowledge acquisition tool for decision support systems

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A non-deterministic tabular representation for decision-making criteria is described and related to decision trees and production rules. Its advantages as a knowledge acquisition tool are discussed and illustrated in the context of prototyping an electronic assistant for steel production planners.

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Christopher J. Barter Michael J. Brooks

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Brown, D.J.H. (1990). A knowledge acquisition tool for decision support systems. In: Barter, C.J., Brooks, M.J. (eds) AI '88. AI 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 406. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52062-7_80

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