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Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems VI Springer-Verlag London Ltd. Robert Milne, Ann Macintosh and Max Bramer (Eds) Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems VI Proceedings of ES98, the Eighteenth Annual International Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Gropu on Expert Systems, Cambridge, December 1998 Springer Robert W. Milne, BSc, PhD Intelligent Applications Ltd., 1 Michaelson Square, Livingston,W. Lothian Ann L. Macintosh, BSc, CEng Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Max Bramer, BSc, PhD, CEng Faculty of Technology, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth ISBN 978-1-85233-087-3 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Applications and innovations in expert systems VI: proceedings of Expert Systems 98, the eighteenth SGES international conference on knowledge based systems and applied artificial intelligence, Cambridge, December 1998 I. Expert systems (Computer science) - Congresses LMilne, Robert, 1948- ILMacintosh, Ann IILBramer, M. A.(Max A.), 1948- 006.3'3 ISBN 978-1-85233-087-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data SGES International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Artificial Intelligence (18th: 1998: Cambridge, England) Applications and innovations in expert systems VI: proceedings of Expert Systems 98, the Eighteenth SGES International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Cambridge, December 1998 / Robert Milne and Ann Macintosh (eds.). p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-85233-087-3 ISBN 978-1-4471-0575-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-0575-6 1. Expert systems (Computer science)~Congresses. 2. Artificial intelligence—Congresses. I. Milne, Robert, 1956- . II. Macintosh, Ann, 1951- . III. British Computer Society. Specialist Group on Expert Systems. IV. Title. 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The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. 34/3830-543210 Printed on acid-free paper APPLICATION PROGRAMME CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION R. MILNE Intelligent Applications Ltd The papers in this volume are the Application Papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth International Conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems. This year has been yet another "applications" success for the conference with this volume containing seventeen papers describing either deployed applications or emerging applications. All these documented case studies provide clear evidence of the success of AI technology in solving real business problems. Six of these papers were nominated for the Best Application Award during the review process. These nominations were then reviewed by the members of the Programme Committee to select the winning paper. The papers in the volume were subject to refereeing by at least two referees. All papers which were controversial for some reason were discussed in depth by the Application Programme Committee. Ten referees from the industrial and commercial sector and nine referees from the academic sector assisted me in reviewing the papers. The review form asked the referee to score the papers according to a number of dimensions, to rate it overall, and to offer critical comments to me, and to the authors. It also asks the referee to score their expertise in the area of each paper they review. Only reviews from 'expert' referees are used. For the application stream, a paper is acceptable even if it describes a system which has not yet been installed, provided the application is original and the paper discusses the kinds of things that would help someone thinking of implementing a similar system in their own organisation. Authors were asked to describe the following information in each paper: Problem description - describing the problem that the application solves and stating the objectives of the application; Application description - describing the solution to the problem, with technical details on design and implementation; Application bnilding -describing the size and skill make-up of the project team, how long it took to build, the costs involved and the installation details and plans for maintenance; Application benefits -detailing the potential benefits which were identified before building the application and discussing whether these have been realised; Application use - stating how long the system has been deployed, the number of users and any future plans that have been made for its enhancement. Once again the papers in these Proceedings illustrate how the advanced techniques, developed through AI research, are being applied to all areas of industry and commerce. This collection of papers discusses what really works, what problems were encountered and what benefits were realised. Many of the papers show the integration of AI into standard IT computing environments. Since first publishing a separate applications volume, the BCS ESXX conference proceedings has established itself as a definitive catalogue of success stories for AI based applications both in this country, Europe and the rest of the world. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ES98 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Professor Max Bramer, University of Portsmouth (Conference Chair) Mr Richard Ellis, Crew Services Ltd (Deputy Conference ChairlExhibition Coordinator) Dr Roger Miles, University of West of England (Technical Programme Chair) Mr Mike Moulton, University of Portsmouth (Deputy Technical Programme Chair) Dr Robert Milne, Intelligent Applications Limited (Application Programme Chair) Mrs Ann Macintosh, AIAI, University of Edinburgh (Deputy Application Programme Chair) Dr Ian Watson, University of Salford (Tutorial Coordinator) APPLICATION PROGRAM COMMITTEE Rob Milne (Chair) Ann Macintosh (Deputy Chair) APPLICATION PROGRAM REFEREES Ann Macintosh, AlAI, University of Edinburgh Arnold van de Burgh, Compaq Bertrand Braunschwieg, IFP, France Bill Edisbury, Npower Ian Watson, Salford University Ivo Vollrath, University of Kaiserslautem John Kingston, AIAI, University of Edinburgh John Levine, University of Edinburgh Josette Pasteur, INSERM, Toulouse Max Bramer, University of Portsmouth Mike Moulton, University of Portsmouth Padraig Cunningham, Trinity College, Dublin Paul Chung, Loughborough University Qiang Shen, University of Edinburgh Ralph Traphoener, GSSA mbH, Germany Richard Ellis, Crew Services Ltd Rick Magaldi, British Airways Rob Milne, Intelligent Applications Ltd Stuart Moralee, Unilever Research Labs CONTENTS APPLICATION KEYNOTE ADDRESS Expert Systems in the Knowledge Management Era R.M. Taylor ....................................................................................................... . 3 BEST REFEREED APPLICATION PAPER A Web Based CBR System for HVAC Sales Support D. Gardingen, I. Watson ........................................................................ ......... 11 SESSION 1 PCONFIG: A Web-Based Configuration Tool For Build-To-Order Products P.J.P. Slater ............ ....................................................... ....................... ............ 27 Cakes -Getting The Right Balance L.S. Young, P.R. Davies, S.P. Cauvain ........................................................... 42 Development of a Rule-Based Expert System for the Selection of Rapid Prototyping Processes Y.F. Wang, R.L. Roome, R. Benhadj-Dji/a/i .............. ................... ...... .... .......... 56 ACCELERE: A Case-Based Design Assistant for Closed Cell Rubber Industry O. Herbeaux .................................................................................................... 69 SESSION 2 A Single-Agent Architecture Supports Decision Making J. Debenham ................................................................................................... 85 Fuzzy Rule-Based Expert System for Real-Time Train Traffic Control A. Fay, E. Schnieder ............................................................................... .......... 99 Design Engineering -A Need to Rethink the Solution Using KBE C.B. Chapman, M. Pinfold ............................................................................... 112 A Case-Based Reasoning Tool For Vibration Analysis G. Oatley, J. Tait, J. MacIntyre ........................................................................ 132 SESSION 3 Internet-Based Decision Support for Evidence-Based Medicine J. Simpson, J. Kingston, N. Molony ................................................................. 149 A Temporal Protocol Model for Chronic Disease Management in the PRODIGY Project R.C. Sugden .................................................................................................... 165 Modelling The Veterinary Diagnostic Process Using Rules And Cases R. Gilligan, V. Shankararaman, P. Hinton, S. May.......................................... 174 Hascheck -The Croatian Academic Spelling Checker S. Dembitz, P. Knezevic, M. Sokele .................................. .............................. 184 SESSION 4 Invoice Discounting -A Strategic Analysis Using Case-Based Reasoning J. Elliott, O. Curet ............................................................................................. 201 Using Statistical Models and Case-Based Reasoning In Claims Prediction: Experience from a Real-World Problem J. Daengdej, D. Lukose, R. Murison ................................................................ 217 Developing Association Rules in Facilities Management Databases G. Goulbourne, F. Coenen, P. Leng, D. Murphy ........... ................................... 230 A Hybrid Case-Based Neural Network Approach to Scientific and Engineering Data Analysis B. Lees, B. Kumar, A. Mathew, J. Corchado, B. Sinha, R. Pedreschi 245 REVIEW SESSION Success Comes From Experiencing Failure .. . M. Moulton ............... ............ .......................... .................................................. 263 Large Scale Knowledge Based Systems for Airborne Decision Support H. Howells, A. Davies, B. Macauley, R. Zancanato ......................................... 275 Index ................................................................................................................ 289 APPLICATION KEYNOTE ADDRESS BEST REFEREED APPLICATION PAPER
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