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A Formal Approach for Designing Distributed Expert Problem-Solving Systems

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  • Prabuddha De

    (Department of Management Information Systems and Decision Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio 45469-2130)

  • Varghese S. Jacob

    (Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1399)

  • Ramakrishnan Pakath

    (Department of Decision Science and Information Systems, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0034)

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the problem of generating effective information-gathering, communication, and decision-making (ICD) strategies for a distributed expert problem-solving (DEPS) system. We focus on the special case of a dual-processor DEPS system and present a decision-theoretic model that enables the characterization of feasible , efficient , and optimal ICD strategies. In view of the tremendous amount of computing needed to generate optimal strategies for problems of practical size, we develop useful heuristic procedures for constructing high-quality efficient ICD strategies. We illustrate the use of the model and the solution procedure through an example.

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  • Prabuddha De & Varghese S. Jacob & Ramakrishnan Pakath, 1993. "A Formal Approach for Designing Distributed Expert Problem-Solving Systems," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 4(2), pages 141-165, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orisre:v:4:y:1993:i:2:p:141-165
    DOI: 10.1287/isre.4.2.141
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