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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
Is Amazon Web Services a 'good fit' for decision support and OLTP? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts many popular Web applications including: Instagram, Vine, IFTTT, Netf...	DSS Foundations	Aug 25, 2013
What do managers need to know about IS/IT, MIS and DSS? In the academic field of Information Systems we have repeatedly asked the question “What do managers need to know about IS/IT, MIS and DSS?” All o...	DSS Theory	Aug 06, 2005
What is a cost estimation DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com In many industries, bids are submitted in response to requests for proposals (RFPs). Preparing a bid for a ...	DSS Applications	May 13, 2017
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
Can DSS/IS/IT improve the Incident Command System? What needs can DSS meet? YES. Readers may recall my initial discussion of computerized decision support in crisis/emergency situations (DSS News, 08/31/2003). That Ask Dan! ...	Crisis Management	Aug 16, 2005
What is operations analysis? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Organizations develop systems and processes to perform tasks. The performance of these operations de...	DSS Foundations	Feb 19, 2015
What is a Group Decision Support System (GDSS)? How do GDSS work? Let's start with a definition. A Group Decision Support System (GDSS) is an interactive, computer-based system that helps a team of decision-makers so...	Group DSS	Aug 06, 2005
What is active enterprise financial planning? Active enterprise financial planning is a collaborative, participative, real-time, web-based approach for budgeting, performance management and financ...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
How does business analytics differ from data analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Both business analytics and data analytics are relatively new terms in the business lexicon. Students...	DSS Foundations	Jun 24, 2018
What are specific benefits of document-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Document-driven DSS is a relatively new category of computerized decision support. These systems assist in ...	DSS Foundations	Aug 02, 2010
What are the Scrum Framework fundamentals? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Scrum is an agile framework and structured set of ideas that is intended to help teams collaborate on com...	DSS Foundations	Feb 06, 2020
How can DSS builders reduce resistance to a new system? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com A new decision support system (DSS) may be an incremental change in an existing process, or provide a radi...	Building DSS	Nov 12, 2008
Is decision automation a hot topic? Does using a DSS require statistical expertise? YES and NO. Decision automation refers to using technologies including computer processing to make decisions and implement programmed decision process...	DSS Foundations	Aug 16, 2005
Where can I find or download a DSS demo? Requests for information about DSS demonstration software is a frequent email question. The answer changes however depending upon what vendors are cur...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
How can ambient intelligence assist people in decision making? by Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Placing sensors and other computing devices in working and living spaces creates opportunities for real-time c...	DSS Foundations	Aug 06, 2018
What is the difference between a DSS and a DSS generator? This Ask Dan! expands upon the question "What is a DSS?" from September 12, 2004. John Wen had asked on the Free DSS Forum at DSSResources.C...	Building DSS	Aug 06, 2005
What are the “best” DSS case studies at DSSResources.COM? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Professor Roth and I started following DSS/IT developments at Ertl Company in 1997. The Ertl case (Power and...	DSS Applications	Nov 08, 2006
What is the process for designing decision support software? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Recently, I received an email from Michael Brito asking if I "could explain the process for designing deci...	Building DSS	Oct 22, 2006
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
Is it feasible to track all visitors to the United States and then build a Data-driven DSS? In response to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center and Pentagon attack, the U.S. Congress required Attorney General John Ashcroft and the U.S. I...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
What is an agile framework for projects? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com An agile framework or methodology guides teams in an iterative and incremental delivery of a project goal...	DSS Foundations	Feb 06, 2020
What are some use cases with expanded data sources? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Data volume is expanding rapidly, data variety is increasing and is coming from new sources, and data...	DSS Foundations	Dec 21, 2014
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 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 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
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 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
Can DSS improve state government tax revenue projections? In the United States, state governments forecast tax revenues, prepare spending budgets based on the forecast, and then track and monitor tax receipts...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
How can simulation be used for decision support? Questions about using simulation for building a DSS are reasonably frequent in my Ask Dan! email. So this column has been in the works for some time, ...	Model-driven DSS	Aug 06, 2005
How is Six Sigma related to DSS? For some readers Six Sigma may seem totally unrelated to Decision Support Systems. Others may not be quite certain what exactly "Six Sigma" ...	DSS Applications	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 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 is the history of Clinical DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) are positively disrupting healthcare and the practice of med...	DSS Foundations	Jul 19, 2019
What is a decision system? Daniel J. Power, Ciara Heavin, and Peter Keenan A decision system is a collection of information-processing components that interact to make deci...	DSS Foundations	Sep 02, 2018

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