Multi-agent Information System Design and Implementation: Empirical Analysis of IS Subsystems Execution and Development Order Algorithm

摘要

Designing an information system demands intense efforts, although a lot of operations that are involved have a potential to be automated or semiautomated. In our previous work we developed advanced agents for automatic determination of IS subsystems through k-way cuts and automatic determination of IS subsystems execution order through an evolutionary approach. Another development was also achieved in automatic database normalization with a view to facilitate and speed up IS design. In this paper we conduct empirical analysis of the algorithm for automatic determination of IS subsystems execution order to establish what its limitations are, whether it behaves satisfactorily and what further improvements are possible to ensure its wider application.