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In this paper, we outline our vision of a case factory that deals with developing (future) knowledge-based systems. The functionality of such a system is provided by different kinds of agents. We focus especially on case-based-reasoning agents, which play an important part within our vision and the corresponding architecture. Our method of constructing a case-based reasoning system using agents is based on integration with the experience factory approach. We define a single architecture adopting ideas from the concept of software product-lines with a focus on combining technical and organizational knowledge. Finally, the paper closes with a brief overview of the current state of our work and a conceptual evaluation of its components with respect to related work.
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Althoff, KD., Hanft, A., Schaaf, M. (2006). Case Factory – Maintaining Experience to Learn. In: Roth-Berghofer, T.R., Göker, M.H., Güvenir, H.A. (eds) Advances in Case-Based Reasoning. ECCBR 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4106. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11805816_32
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