Expert systems - are they jeopardising the estimator`s job?

Ashworth, A.

Expert systems - are they jeopardising the estimator`s job? - 1988 - Cost Engineering 30(6) June 1988, 11-15(4) .

In this article considering the future of the estimator and the computer, the author asks the question "is estimating a science or an art?", then analyses the role and function of the estimator and discusses the impact computers , especially expert systems , may have on his or her work.