In this paper, we propose a new approach to theanalysis and design of management information systems.While previous methods were either syntactic in nature(structured analysis and design, problem statementlanguages) or focused on the user-analyst interaction(user-controlled design, prototyping),...

The combined use of Database Management Systems (DBMS)and Artificial Intelligence-based Expert Systems (ES) ispotentially very valuable for modern business applications.The large body of facts usually required in business informationsystems can be made available to an ES through anexisting...

The central hypothesis of this paper is that database design andsystems design in general can be simplified considerably by tailoringthe design methods to a suitable range of applications. Domain-specificknowledge can be incorporated into a specialized database architecturethat leaves the...

As part of the operation of an Expert System, adeductive component accesses a database of facts to helpsimulate the behavior of a human expert in a particularproblem domain. The nature of this access is examined, andfour access strategies are identified. Features of each ofthese strategies are...

This paper focuses on data management aspects of computerizeddecision support systems which use interactive multiple criteriadecision methods. In this context, we point out the technicalrequirements for such systems and the importance of the datamanagement tool to MCDSS.After a discussion of...

Are natural language systems for database queries meetingtheir goals? And, are these goals appropriate? The recentlycompleted Advanced Language Project at New York Universitycombined a field experiment with two laboratory studies toexamine these issues by comparing performance between...

Although a large number of natural language database interfaceshave been developed, there have been few empirical studies of theirpractical usefulness. This paper presents the design and results of afield evaluation of a natural language system - NLS - used for dataretrieval .A balanced,...