As the rapidly growing frontier of compliter-based information systems (CBISs) for managerial use, Executive Information Systems (EISs) have proved to be able to satisfy the information needs of executives better than earlier attempts. However, some problems still exist. While most of the conventional EISs are good at providing executives with easy access to business performance data, they are not so competent at supporting executive's decision analysis process. To solve the problem, we propose the integration into EIS of decision support capability, together with ES (Expert System) and KBS (Knowledge-Based System) technology. Based on a review and comparative analysis of different kinds of CBIS, the concept of an Intelligent Executive Support System (IESS) is defined and discussed from multiple points of view. A conceptual framework for an IESS is presented and an IESS architecture is constructed.
Executive Information Systems (EIS), Management, Decision Support, Expert System (ES), Knowledge-Based System (KBS), Intelligent Executive Support Systems (IESS)
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