EXPERT SYSTEM EXERCISE: BUILDING A SIMPLE EXPERT SYSTEM FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING
When employees at your company retire, they are given cash bonuses. These cash bonuses are based on the length of employment and the retiree’s age. In order to receive a bonus, an employee must be at least 50 years of age and have worked for the company for five years. The following table summarizes the criteria for determining bonuses.
Using the information provided, build a simple expert system. Find a demonstration copy of an expert system software tool on the Web that you can download (see the recommendations at the Companion Website for Chapter 14). Alternatively, use your spreadsheet software to build the expert system.
| Length of Employment |
Bonus |
| 5 years |
No bonus |
| 6-10 years |
20 percent of current annual salary |
| 11-15 years |
30 percent of current annual salary |
| 16-20 years |
40 percent of current annual salary |
| 20-25 years |
50 percent of current annual salary |
| 26 or more years |
100 percent of current annual salary |
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