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What are characteristics of the computerized decision support domain? Daniel J. Power Decision support and decision support systems are varied. Seven characteristics can help described both appropriate decision suppor...	DSS Foundations	Mar 09, 2020
Is data modeling needed for DSS built using no schema big data? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Agile development of analytics and data-driven decision support is not new. Decision support built us...	DSS Foundations	Oct 15, 2018
What is the telephone test? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some semi-structured decisions can be supported using Artificial Intelligence technologies delivered as par...	DSS Foundations	Aug 21, 2011
What is the role of people in machine learning? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Many tools exist for modeling data using machine learning (ML). The tools have been automated and the...	DSS Foundations	Jan 13, 2021
What is the relationship of expert systems and business decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Both expert systems and decision support systems attempt to use software to improve decision making. Exper...	Knowledge-driven DSS	Dec 10, 2008
Do consumers need decision support capabilities? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Purchase decisions have become increasingly complex with the advent of Internet shopping. Making decisions...	DSS Foundations	Feb 27, 2013
What is a person-computer conversation? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Conversation is a familiar word with synonyms like discussion, talk, chat, gossip, verbal exchange, d...	DSS Foundations	Mar 06, 2019
What are various categories and classifications for decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Computerized decision support systems emerged in the 1960s with model-driven DSS. Decision Support Sys...	DSS Foundations	Mar 17, 2020
What is the future of decision support and analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support and business analytics can provide managers the numbers and metrics for both day-to-...	DSS Foundations	Nov 26, 2019
What happened at DSSResources 2007-2010? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com The DSS Research Resources home page started during late summer 1995 as a way of organizing the vast amount...	DSS Foundations	Jan 03, 2011
Is the semantic web vision relevant to DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Semantic web describes a vision and design guidelines and tools to let software applications read and un...	Building DSS	Feb 20, 2008
What are the skills of a data scientist? by Ciara Heavin Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems and Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Like many of the IT professional ...	DSS Foundations	Nov 25, 2016
What factors indicate a special study is more appropriate than a DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Personal and organizational factors, cultural factors, decision factors, information factors and psycholog...	Building DSS	Dec 26, 2015
What are key database concepts for managers? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers need a basic understanding of computerized databases. Why? Because database systems provide the ke...	DSS Foundations	Jan 01, 2011
What is the history of DSSResources.com? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Since October 2, 1995, DSSResources.com has been the premier resource about computerized Decision Supp...	DSSResources.com	Jan 09, 2016
What role does a data steward have in providing decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM All varieties of data-driven decision support, whether an integrated application, a business intellig...	DSS Foundations	Apr 27, 2013
Why use a common language when developing and using decision support? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Developing a common language between developers, managers and other decision support users improves communica...	DSS Foundations	Feb 04, 2017
Do DSS builders assume their targeted users are rational thinkers? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Attitudes that we, as DSS builders, have toward potential users of a proposed DSS influences our design cho...	Building DSS	Feb 26, 2011
What are the features of a knowledge-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com This is installment #4 about features of computerized decision support systems. The focus is on knowledge-...	Knowledge-driven DSS	Aug 09, 2008
How can decision support aid smart manufacturing initiatives? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM, University of Northern Iowa, USA; Marzieh Khakifirooz, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan; Mahdi F...	DSS Foundations	Jun 13, 2018
What are the origins of SIG DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com SIG DSS is the Special Interest Group about Decision Support and Analytical Information Systems affiliated ...	AIS SIG DSS	Feb 13, 2014
Is decision support research still needed? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Digital transformation is occurring globally and data-driven decision support, machine learning, and Arti...	DSS Foundations	Nov 25, 2019
What is the difference between knowledge management and decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Both academics and software vendors can over promote technology advantages and solutions. We seem to get e...	DSS Foundations	Dec 18, 2015
What happened at DSSResources.COM in 2004? I have been involved with Web publishing for almost 10 years and the possibilities and prospects remain exciting and limitless. This review is a look ...	DSSResources.com	Aug 16, 2005
What is the symptoms, problems and treatments framework? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Symptoms, problems, and treatments (SPT) is a diagnostic reasoning and problem-solving framework. The st...	DSS Foundations	Jul 07, 2019
Can wearable computing devices provide decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Computing devices continue to become smaller and more portable. A wearable computing device can now a...	DSS Foundations	Jun 11, 2017
What is best practice for data visualization? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Visualizing data means that we can see relationships if they exist. A visualization is a short cut to un...	DSS Foundations	Dec 23, 2012
Who are the major vendors of Excel add-in programs for building model-driven DSS? In an attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to this question, I visited the web sites of vendors listed on the Spreadsheet-based DSS vendor page a...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 07, 2005
What is a recommender system? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A recommender system is a software tool that provides suggestions to a person for a defined domain or ...	DSS Foundations	Apr 27, 2017
Is DSS or Decision Support a core concept in Information Systems? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Academic disciplines have core concepts, the fundamental building blocks or areas of study of the di...	DSS Theory	Feb 21, 2015
What Wikipedia resources are useful for a database management course? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Managing data is a fundamental need in organizations. More complex data, parallel processing and inex...	DSS Foundations	Aug 13, 2013
What are examples of data science jobs? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data scientist is the "new", "hot", "sexy" and high paying job associated with decision support and...	DSS Foundations	Feb 22, 2014
Who uses computerized decision support and analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM and Ciara Heavin Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems Traditionally, many researchers a...	DSS Foundations	Jan 08, 2017
What is PlanningDSS.COM? Recently, DSSResources.COM registered a new domain name, PlanningDSS.COM. The name summarizes the purpose of the web site -- it is a planning decisi...	Planning DSS	Sep 13, 2005
What universities offer masters degrees in analytics and data science? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Faculty entrepreneurs continue to respond to new business needs and trends in decision support tech...	DSS Foundations	May 31, 2018
What is a modern decision support system? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com "Modern" refers to recent times and recent innovations. Modern decision support is evolving rapidly ...	DSS Foundations	Mar 19, 2017
What is Planners Lab? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Planners Lab is an innovative software product, a modern version of IFPS, a new tool for teaching student...	Model-driven DSS	Oct 22, 2006
What is adaptive planning? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Adaptive planning is a process and theory for coping with change and complexity. Adaptive planning ide...	DSS Foundations	Feb 15, 2020
What is a man-computer symbiosis? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In 1960, J. C. R Licklider coined the phrase "man-computer symbiosis". He speculated that "man-compute...	DSS Foundations	Jul 18, 2018
Is the traditional Sprague DSS still relevant? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In 1980, Ralph Sprague, a long-time Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, wrote ...	DSS Foundations	Dec 13, 2017
How can organizations keep data-driven DSS and data warehouses current with changes in source systems? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In my Ask Dan column of October 22, 2006 (Vol. 7, No. 22), I answered some of the challenging questi...	Data-driven DSS	Mar 02, 2007
What is the design concept for PlanningDSS.com? In the Ask Dan! in DSS News of May 22, 2005, I introduced PlanningDSS.com and indicated that in a future column I might explain the overall concept an...	Planning DSS	Aug 07, 2005
What is the status of Pal Mickey? For a few days in late July 2004, I was conducting field research with my family at Walt Disney World (WDW). Why Walt Disney World? Mickey Mouse is mo...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
What influences supply and demand for information goods? Mary Daly, Cork University Business School and Daniel J. Power, DSSResources.com and University of Northern Iowa Organisational decision making en...	DSS Foundations	Jun 22, 2019
What are examples of bad strategic business decisions? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Bad strategic business decisions lead to bad results. The consequences of implementing the decision ma...	DSS Foundations	Jun 22, 2015
What are example uses of business analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM There are many applications and uses of business analytics. Quantitative and analytical models and to...	DSS Foundations	Nov 24, 2018
What are the most cited DSS articles and books? Decision Support Research: Most Cited Articles and Books by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Research and scholarship about Decision ...	DSS Foundations	Aug 24, 2018
What policies should govern Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are reaching the point where both organizations and governm...	DSS Foundations	Aug 05, 2020
How could innovative DSS have assisted in specific crisis situations? This Ask Dan! builds upon prior discussions of DSS for crisis planning, response and management. Rather than examine this broad topic from a general...	Crisis Management	Aug 16, 2005

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