Expert Systems
Introduction
Background
Business Application
Benefits
Costs
External links for uses of expert systems
Works Cited

Business Application
How is it useful?
Just as a business uses Information systems gain a competitive edge with descriptive knowledge, businesses use expert systems gain a competitive edge with reasoning knowledge.
If applied to a engineering firm for example, because of its effecient productivity, it may reduce its staff requirements from five engineers to a 1.5 equivalent. This is done by using an expert system to customize machine specifications, therefore requiring less workers/engineers.
Commonly, expert systems are able to replace medical experts from generating reports and analyzing the data. This also greatly reduces the time it takes to give the expert or Doctor the conclusionary analysis.
The question becomes, is it more beneficial for your business in the long run?
Depends on the market for what you are producing
Depends on the your businesses sustainability for debt
This will help you decide, lets take a look at some benefits & costs…