In this paper, we propose a new approach to theanalysis and design of management information systems.While previous methods were either syntactic in nature(structured analysis and design, problem statementlanguages) or focused on the user-analyst interaction(user-controlled design, prototyping),...

The combined use of Database Management Systems (DBMS)and Artificial Intelligence-based Expert Systems (ES) ispotentially very valuable for modern business applications.The large body of facts usually required in business informationsystems can be made available to an ES through anexisting...

MEDIATOR is a negotiation support system (NSS) based onevolutionary systems design (ESD) and database-centered implementation.It supports negotiations by consensus seeking through exchange ofinformation and, where consensus is incomplete, by compromise. Thenegotiation problem is shown...