Rule Engines and Knowledge-Intensive Processing with Answer Set Programming

The article feels somewhat half finished: it introduces the topic, an implementation, and walks the reader some examples. It lacks the so-what, why and what ASP can do for me concretely, and where I can find more.

Still, though, I am fascinated by the subject. These days I am toying with an idea that revolves around optimal scheduling ofenergy consuming asset based on energy prices, external market inputs and business rules (such as this asset must be on for at least 10 hours per day, or temperature control, etc.). Would ASP help here in working towards an optimal solution in almost real time?