Category Archives: Rule Engines and BRMS

Roadblocks to Rules Engines

Posted on March 7, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Carol-Ann Berlioz from Sparling Logic lists several roadblocks to decision management systems or rules engines as they are still often called. And she also lists great benefits of using them: Link

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Lifetime Achievement Award in Decision Management goes to Dr. Charles Forgy

Posted on September 19, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The first Lifetime Achievement Award in Decision Management goes to Dr. Charles Forgy, the father of rule engines! It was just announced at DecisionCAMP-2018 – see the presentation. Congratulations and a big THANK YOU to Dr. Forgy from all members of … Continue reading →

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Rules Engines are not a silver bullet for underwriting….

Posted on May 12, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This is the name of just published Gail Jones’s article. “Rules engine are often seen as a silver bullet solution for Underwriting. They promise fast and consistent decisions at point of sale with increased efficiency and consistency. Coupled with the … Continue reading →

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Does Real-World Decision Management Need Inference?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

A set of recent articles by Paul Haley again brings attention to this important question. Paul insists that “It’s time to trade rule technology dating back to the 80’s for state of the art AI” and points that “BRMS are incapable … Continue reading →

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It’s time to trade rule technology for state of the art AI?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Five years ago Paul Haley expressed his frustrations with production rule technology (to which he was one of the major contributors) because of its inability to perform deduction. He wrote that rule vendors should stop “dressing up a procedural  language!” … Continue reading →

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Business Rules Excellence Awards

Posted on March 29, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Do you have an interesting Business Rules Use Case?  Submit it for the opportunity to win a highly prestigious award and publication in the next book on BR to be published within 12 months following the Awards Ceremony at BBC-2018. The Business Rules Excellence … Continue reading →

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RETE Goes GNU

Posted on November 1, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

According to James Owen, “Dr. Charles L. Forgy, the original inventor of Rete algorithm has released his invention into the wild.  Not just the original Rete but Rete-NT, the latest and greatest!  Yes, you read that right!  Rete-NT is now … Continue reading →

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Classification Schemes for BRMSs

Posted on October 22, 2017 by jacobfeldman

“Business Rules Management Systems (BRMSs), business rules engines, knowledge management systems, expert systems, predictive analytics systems, and decision management systems are only a few of the terms which are currently used to refer to software packages used to specify, execute … Continue reading →

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Built for Change: Interview with Alan Trefler

Posted on September 19, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Pegasystems has experienced tremendous success in recent years. The stock is up more than 100 percent in the past year, and it is tempting to think of the company as a start-up, perhaps run by a 20-something entrepreneur in the Bay … Continue reading →

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Smart contracts need business rules to be really smart

Posted on August 18, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Blockchain technology is on its way to change the game in a lot of industries by providing the platform of trust to transact value in a business network. Smart Contract is a key mechanism of the platform. The new article by … Continue reading →

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