书目名称 | Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Decision Support Systems |
副标题 | Proceedings of the S |
编辑 | Henk G. Sol,Cees A. Th. Takkenberg,Pieter F. Vries |
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描述 | In 1985 it was 20 years since Nobel Laureate Herbert A. Simon published: ‘THE SHAPE OF AUTOMATION: For Men and Management‘. This short but important and still topical book dwells on three subjects: - The Long-Range Economic Effects of Automation; - Will the Corporation be Managed by Machines? - The New Science of Management Decision. In contrast with George Orwell, who was a critic of contemporary political systems rather than a prophet, Simon portrays a far more rosy picture of our ‘brave new world‘. Simon‘s work breathes optimism. First, computer technology; looking back it is aoubtful whether even the professor expected the hardware development ~e have wittnessed. Secondly, our ability to ‘tame the beast‘; there is now not much reason for complacency and satisfaction. Offices and factories can by no means be called automated, at most semi-automated. Thirdly the organizational and social implications of these rapid technological developments; referring to what he then called: ‘The Computer and the new decision making techniques ..• ‘ Concerning this last point, there is little need to emphasize that had been less practical application in organizations than the often impressive th |
出版日期 | Conference proceedings 1987 |
关键词 | artificial intelligence; decision support; decision support system; expert system; intelligence |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3805-2 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-010-8193-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-009-3805-2 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1987 |