Business Intelligence Assignment 1 Knowledge Based System

Daniel Langras
Willy Sakareza s1242202
Part 3
: Chaining and Explanation in Exsys Corvid
This case is asking us how to set a recommendation system to choose notebook
computer based on customers needs. The rules are
Rule 1
IF primary task = word processing
AND primary usage = travel
THEN weight requirement = light
Rule 2
IF primary task = word processing
AND primary usage = office
THEN weight requirement = dont care
Rule 3
IF budget <= 12000
AND budget >= 10000
AND weight requirement = light
THEN NB model = IBM X24
Rule 4
IF budget < 10000
AND weight requirement = dont care
THEN NB model = Acer 320

Figure 1 : Forward and Backward Chaining

Part 4

: Develop a KBS for an Economic Application (Assignment B)

This case is asking us to set a KBS of deduction and addition income calculation
based on how people are going to office. There are 4 methods on how people is
going to his work place :
A. Take a public transportation to work
B. Take his own transportation to work
C. Take a car from the employer to work
D. Take a car from own office or business
For method A, there are some rules that should be followed:
1. The distance between home and office is more than 10 kilometers for one
way trip
2. He should use public transportation at least one day a week and if every
day he uses public transportation, the system only calculate 4 days.
3. He should have a public statement from his carrier institution, if there is
no public statement on his hand, and then there is no deduction.
Based on rule 1 and 2, there is a table with a variable and specific deduction
amount. We assume that he only take one method in going to office and no
combination methods. If the distance from his house to the office more than 90
kilometers and he is working only for less than 3 days a week, then the
calculation is following this equation 0,23 * (number of day) * (distance) *52
and the maximum allowance permitted is 2036 Euro.

Figure 2 : Method A
For method B, there are some rules that should be followed:
1. He should know whether the office provides travel expenses or not. We
assume that office may be not giving the travel expense because the
government rule says Your employer is allowed a maximum of 0.19 Euro
per kilometer reimbursement unloaded in 2014. The word maximum
may mean that the office is allowed to not giving the travel expense.
2. If there is a scheme of travel expense reimbursement, we assume there
are several number multipliers based on office rules between 0 and 0.19

Figure 3 : Method B
For Method C and D, we assume that those methods have similar calculation
method. A car from own office may be assumed as a car from the office. It means
he is the employer of himself as an employee. The rule says that the additional
income for tax calculation is counted whether he drives the car for private use
more than 500 kilometers or not. If he drives for private use less than 500
kilometers, then he cannot get additional amount for tax calculation. If he drives
more than 500 KM for private use, he will get additional amount for tax
calculation a year as 0.25 * the car price. For monthly additional amount, the
result should be divided by 12.

Figure 4 : Method C and D