For several decades research on intelligent techniques for decision-making has represented a particular challenge, originally taken up using modest hardware equipment, which we today would consider to be extremely weak. From earliest times onwards research which was concerned with the theory and...

Analysis patterns have recently shown their great potential to enhance the set-up of models inobject-oriented analysis. This report attempts to summarise the present state of literature on thesubject of analysis patterns. It is organised in two main parts. In the first part, we present...

Often charges have to be paid by customers in advance of services. Therefore, the flexibleconfiguration of rate structures is an important distinguishing mark of competing companies.Since the prompt adaptation of changes to new situations enhances competitive power, thereis vital need to...