Designing an assistant export expert information system (EXIS) for an international manager

Author

Kefalas, A. G Stell ; Carr, Houston H.

Author_Institution

Georgia Univ., Athens, GA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1988

fDate

5-8 Jan 1988

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

101

Abstract

The EXIS export information expert system that facilitates the use of the UN´s COMTRADE export-import database is described. It is based on the assumptions that business needs for international trade data are different from the needs of governmental, international, and supranational agencies. Business executives make decisions based on market size, market share, competitors, growth rates, and so on, whereas government personnel have different criteria. In addition, business executives utilize this trade data on a nonroutine basis and require aid and assistance in acquiring, using, and understanding it. EXIS provides inexpensive technology to aid the executive in the decision process

Keywords

commerce; expert systems; management information systems; COMTRADE export-import database; EXIS export information expert system; UN; assistant export expert information system; business needs; competitors; growth rates; international manager; international trade data; market share; market size; Decision support systems; Expert systems; Government; Information retrieval; Information systems; International trade; Lakes; Management information systems; Marketing and sales; Transaction databases;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1988. Vol.IV. Applications Track., Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0844-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1988.11966

Filename

11966