Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11966
