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What is the relationship between DSS and Expert Systems? This response was written in reply to Pat Nathan. Pat writes “Hi Dan, What do you think of DSS and Expert Systems?” Pat’s other questions are qu...	Knowledge-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
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
How does MDM impact data-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Master data management (MDM) is a complex process made up of a number of interrelated tasks. In general, MD...	DSS Foundations	Aug 05, 2010
How does a data architecture impact decision support capabilities? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A data architecture is important, but sometimes the task of creating a formal architecture document se...	DSS Foundations	Mar 31, 2015
What is visual analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Visual analytics combines automated analysis techniques with interactive visualisations to support de...	DSS Foundations	Jun 12, 2013
What are the achievements, trends and challenges for Decision Support Systems? In late October 2001, Manuel Mora, an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes (www.uaa.mx...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Aug 07, 2005
What is DevOps and is it important to decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM DevOps is a made-up term for a software/systems development method, practice or technique that combi...	DSS Foundations	Nov 14, 2015
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
What is your analysis of the history and current status of DSS? The introduction of the personal computer in the early 1980s led some people to conclude that technology had reached the level where we could do just ...	DSS Foundations	Aug 07, 2005
What increases success for data-based decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Data-based decision support development is a company-wide effort and requires many resources, includi...	DSS Foundations	Jul 09, 2017
What criteria should be used to evaluate BI/DW vendor solutions? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Selecting an enterprise business intelligence (BI)/data warehouse (DW) vendor solution is an important deci...	DSS Foundations	Dec 26, 2013
How can DSS help implement Basel II? Unless you work for a financial institution, or a DSS vendor or an IS/T consulting firm this question may not be directly relevant to you, but this As...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
What is ETL software and how is it related to DSS? Data warehousing practitioners have all experienced the frustration of creating a large data store from existing operating data bases built using a va...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
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 decision support is needed for scheduling tasks? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com In many organizations, managing operations involves scheduling resources to perform tasks. Scheduling is t...	DSS Foundations	Jun 24, 2011
What are common DSS architectural patterns or styles? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Information technology continues to evolve, but one can identify various architectural patterns or styles ...	Building DSS	Oct 03, 2007
Who should participate in building decision support capabilities? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Building decision support capabilities requires varied expertise. More complex data, parallel process...	DSS Foundations	May 11, 2013
What is the job of a datawarehouse administrator? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The Data Warehouse Administrator supports the ongoing development and maintenance of data warehousing ...	DSS Foundations	Oct 25, 2018
What is a decision support system feasibility study? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Someone in an organization has an idea for a replacement DSS or an innovative DSS. Perhaps a senior manage...	Building DSS	Jan 09, 2008
How should decision support projects be managed? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Since the early 1950s, much has been written about project management. This literature prescribes generic ...	Building DSS	May 11, 2014
What is an Interorganizational DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Inter-organizational DSS serve a company's customers, stockholders, bankers and/or suppliers. The purpose i...	DSS Foundations	Mar 18, 2011
What factors influence corporate acquisition decision-making success? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In 2017 in the United States, there were a record number of merger and acquisition transactions with 15,1...	DSS Foundations	May 01, 2019
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 factory of the future? Daniel J. Power Ciara Heavin and Shashidhar Kaparthi The "Factory of the Future" (FoF) is a vision of automated production. In some descriptions,...	DSS Foundations	Apr 17, 2020
How do data analytics support data-based decision-making? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Analysis of data or data analytics is an integral component of a successful organizational digital transforma...	DSS Foundations	Nov 27, 2017
What is the evolution of decision support and analytics architectures? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM During the past 70 years as new computing technologies have been developed, the computing architectur...	DSS Foundations	Dec 05, 2018
What are examples of decision support systems in global enterprises? Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM This Ask Dan! continues the discussion of decision support in global enterprises (see DSS News of January 29,...	DSS Applications	Oct 22, 2006
How do collaboration tools support agile teams? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Agile philosophy emphasizes collaboration and communication among team members and with clients and other...	DSS Foundations	Sep 30, 2019
What is an enterprise-class translytical database? by Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Translytical is a portmanteau word, in that parts of the words transaction and analytical are combined to form...	DSS Foundations	Oct 02, 2017
How has and will Moore's Law impact computerized decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Predictive “natural” laws provide some comfort in a complex, volatile and uncertain world. The "l...	DSS Theory	Jun 08, 2014
What is a data warehouse? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A data warehouse is a database designed to support decision making in organizations. It stores historical o...	DSS Foundations	Nov 28, 2010
How can managers create a successful digital transformation? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Digital transformation is a complex concept and challenging goal that holds a variety of meanings for a diver...	DSS Foundations	Sep 13, 2017
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 benefits of Interorganizational DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com In general, an organization can benefit by providing DSS to its customers, suppliers and other significant...	DSS Applications	Mar 19, 2008
What are the "hot" DSS research topics? Academic research in the U.S. often seems as susceptible to trends and "hot" topics as other segments of our culture. For the past 10 years ...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Aug 07, 2005
What is evidence-based decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Evidence-based decision making is a process of reason and rationality. The fast-flowing torrent of co...	DSS Foundations	May 15, 2018
What steps can lead to digital transformation? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Digital transformation is an ongoing and evolving process of change that is focused on generating, an...	DSS Foundations	Jan 07, 2018
What are the answers to the DSS case study questions at DSSResources.COM? Recently Zam Zawari wrote "I need your guidelines on how to answer the questions in the case 'MeritCare Health System uses Simulation'". At ...	DSS Applications	Aug 16, 2005
How does DSS data differ from operational data? by Daniel J Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision support data used for analytics and data-driven DSS is related to past actions and intentions...	DSS Foundations	Aug 07, 2016
What is opportunistic decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM An opportunity is a potential action that if implemented is likely to help attain a desired goal. Som...	DSS Foundations	Apr 23, 2018
What are important DSS articles from MIS Quarterly? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A number of terms have been used for information systems supporting management decision making including m...	DSS Foundations	Jul 27, 2016
What should be taught in a Business Intelligence/Data-Driven DSS course? by Dan Power On Tuesday, December 13, 2005, Michael Lane, Lecturer Information Systems Department, Faculty of Business, University of Southern ...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 01, 2006
What is decision automation? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision automation (DA) means software rather than people make decisions. The concept of decision au...	DSS Foundations	Dec 19, 2018
What are examples of database project failures? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Database centered projects for decision support and transaction processing do fail. How often? Acco...	DSS Foundations	Aug 18, 2013
What is the expanded DSS framework? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The expanded Decision Support Systems framework specifies a primary technology dimension and 3 seco...	DSS Foundations	Jun 21, 2015
What are the features of a data-driven DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data-driven DSS are the most common of the five types of decision support systems in the expanded DSS...	Data-driven DSS	Mar 02, 2007
What is involved in providing decision support for global enterprises? by Dan Power The theme for the upcoming 9th International Conference for AIS SIG DSS: the International Society for Decision Support Systems (IC...	DSS Theory	Aug 01, 2006
How is BPM related to DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Those of us in the field of IS/IT really seem to like our acronyms. Sometimes however different sets of ve...	DSS Foundations	Mar 21, 2009
What is machine data? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Machine data can be used to provide decision support for relevant decision tasks in organizations. Machine ...	Data-driven DSS	Feb 27, 2013
What is high-velocity decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Strategic, consequential decisions can and often should be made using a high-velocity, high-quality d...	DSS Foundations	Sep 06, 2017

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