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What are the advantages of building and using a data warehouse? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Major advantages include: 1. Developing a data warehouse (DW) forces an organization to better un...	DSS Foundations	Oct 15, 2016
What are advantages and disadvantages of data warehouses? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com The concept of a data warehouse for decision support traces back to about 1990 and the works of Bill Inmon...	Data-driven DSS	Dec 03, 2008
What is habituated decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Many people develop decision making habits. Rather than thinking and evaluating a situation, simple r...	DSS Foundations	Mar 02, 2019
What are pros and cons of self-service data analytics tools? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Many managers and employees want more direct access to proprietary organization data. Vendors promote...	DSS Foundations	Oct 09, 2017
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 are the advantages and disadvantages of computerized decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM This question in various forms has been popular in the Ask Dan! email. For example, J. Maclearn aske...	DSS Theory	Mar 02, 2007
What is a flat data file? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Data is stored in a number of formats. In the early years of computing, data was stored and retrieve...	DSS Foundations	Jul 10, 2017
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
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
What does it mean to keep a person in the decision loop? by Daniel J. Power In this Age of Automation, machines with appropriate software can make well-understood decisions without involving a person. We ...	DSS Foundations	Aug 29, 2020
What are critical success factors for using advanced analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Presence of critical success factors (CSF) influence the performance of a task, project or organizati...	DSS Foundations	Dec 21, 2013
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
Why do some managers resist using DSS? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com Opposing change, especially technology change, is common and often times misguided. Rational opposition ...	DSS Foundations	Nov 22, 2020
What is a RESTful decision support application? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A specific decision support vision and a well-defined architecture for a new application provides a d...	DSS Foundations	Jan 19, 2014
Why do organizations need databases? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A data base or database is an organized collection of data. Data is stored and it continues and persists. ...	DSS Foundations	Jun 12, 2016
Why are some organizations slow to adopt new decision support technologies? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Change and innovation continues related to computerized decision support. Some managers seem quick to pur...	DSS Foundations	Jul 22, 2012
What is data warehousing? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com For at least a hundred years, warehousing has referred to the short or long term storage of items in a spec...	DSS Foundations	Feb 18, 2010
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Second Life for decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Multi-user visual simulations are at the leading and bleeding edge for computerized decision support. The maj...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 19, 2007
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
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 is mobile business intelligence? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Mobile business intelligence refers to data-driven decision support applications on mobile devices like sma...	DSS Foundations	Nov 20, 2012
What is a document database? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Increasingly unstructured or semi-structured documents are the drivers of new, novel decision support syst...	DSS Foundations	Nov 26, 2011
What is the technology adoption curve? Is it relevant to DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The technology adoption curve (TAC) is a theory about how individuals and organizations behave in impl...	DSS Theory	Dec 31, 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 are philosophical foundations of DSS practice? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision support systems as a practical discipline has multiple "philosophical foundations". DSS practice h...	DSS Foundations	Apr 27, 2010
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 are the basics of data warehousing? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM For at least one hundred years, warehousing has referred to the short- or long-term storage of items ...	DSS Foundations	Apr 24, 2014
Does an “information culture” encourage adopting and using decision support technologies? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Supposedly, the phenomenon of an “information culture” influences why some organizations adopt in...	DSS Theory	Nov 12, 2017
Where can I find information about KPIs for building DSS in different industries? The topic of identifying KPIs or Key Performance Indicators is a major issue in developing Executive Information Systems, Balanced Scorecard Systems a...	Data-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
What is big data? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Big data is an overused and somewhat confusing phrase. Big data is characterized by high volume, low...	DSS Foundations	Jul 02, 2018
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 companies have gained a competitive advantage by building a DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Software vendor salespeople and their sales materials often claim that a specific software product lik...	Building DSS	Jul 25, 2015
What are substitutes for computerized decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some computerized decision support is increasingly a necessity, but there remain many substitutes or alter...	DSS Theory	Aug 06, 2005
What do I need to know about Data Warehousing/OLAP? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM A data warehouse is a central, integrated repository for historical, enterprise data from multiple bus...	Data-driven DSS	Oct 12, 2014
What are physical database design tradeoffs for decision support data? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Implementing a decision support database involves tradeoffs. A designer needs to transform an ideal, logi...	DSS Foundations	Oct 01, 2008
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 can managers improve security for decision support applications? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support security is important. Managers and Information Systems staff must understand and ex...	DSS Theory	Apr 14, 2013
What should managers know about business intelligence and data-driven decision support? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Most managers want to make fact-based decisions. Many large organizations have implemented database syste...	DSS Foundations	Aug 13, 2012
Can decision support provide a competitive advantage? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Some software vendors claim their decision support, analytics or business intelligence applications will ...	DSS Theory	Oct 02, 2012
Are computerized decision aids decision support systems? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Some are, some aren't. The phrase computerized decision aid refers to a diverse set of computer-based...	DSS Theory	May 14, 2016
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
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

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