Workflow agents versus expert systems: Problem solving methods in work systems design

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-371

  Clancey, William J ^a,b   Sierhuis, Maarten ^c   Seah, Chin ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE COGNITION   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Model Based Automation; Problem Solving Agent; Situated Cognition; Work Practice Simulation; Work Systems Design

Indexed keywords

MODEL-BASED; MODEL-BASED AUTOMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING AGENTS; SITUATED COGNITION; WORK PRACTICES; WORK SYSTEMS DESIGN;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; ONTOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 74049126513     PISSN: 08900604     EISSN: 14691760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0890060409990059     Document Type: Article

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