AI needs-based configurator implemented in Java

This thesis describes the Java implementation and future extensions of a sales recommendation generator. The engine consists of truck knowledge databases, expert engines, an Internet GUI and is extended with user specific "consultative selling" behavior. The later half of the thesis describes possible extensions for future research. These extensions utilize the existing Java code-base to produce higher recommendation quality, higher user acceptance, and new product generation.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1998

Author dc:creator

• Lynch, Kenneth James Gabel, 1973-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Glen L. Urban.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47917

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/47917