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What are sensors, actuators and effectors? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Sensors provide data on the immediate, surrounding or ambient environment of interest for control or ...	DSS Foundations	Mar 16, 2019
What is an algorithmic system? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com An algorithm (pronounced AL-go-rith-um) is a well-defined procedure for solving a problem, based on ...	DSS Foundations	Jun 25, 2018
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
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
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
How does the Internet of Things (IoT) support decision making? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Supporting decision making is broadening in its scope and in available capabilities. According to Pow...	DSS Foundations	Aug 19, 2018
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 is the role of decision support in precision farming? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In approximately 8000 B.C. when farming and agrarian communities were established, the population of ...	DSS Foundations	May 24, 2015
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 should managers implement an Intelligent Automation strategy? Daniel J. Power Intelligent automation (IA) is changing business operations and it is necessary to implement such systems to stay competitive in ma...	DSS Foundations	Jul 31, 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
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 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 is the impact of information management on the organization? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Thirty years ago, at the start of my career, I addressed this question (cf., Power, 1983). My MIS Qua...	DSS Foundations	Nov 24, 2013
Can surveillance data mislead decision-makers? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Data from electronic surveillance devices may be falsified or inaccurate. The presumption can be that ...	DSS Foundations	Jun 16, 2020
Can smartphone apps increase collaboration? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Smartphones have enabled a mobile world and these devices have initiated a series of significant chang...	DSS Foundations	Oct 18, 2015
What is big data analytics? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Big data analytics combines buzz words and is a buzz phrase. The basic idea of this new business jarg...	DSS Foundations	Jul 15, 2018
What is DSS 2.0? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Discontinuities and major technology change can result in improving and significantly altering the sc...	DSS Foundations	Jul 19, 2014
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
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 surveillance analytics? Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Monitoring and tracking of what is occurring is not a new phenomenon. People and various activities have been obs...	DSS Foundations	Dec 05, 2020
Can decision support improve surveillance and increase privacy? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Some people assume that computerized decision support can help law enforcement use surveillance to de...	DSS Foundations	Sep 22, 2018
Does the term big data have utility for managers? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Big data is a colorful phrase for a significant change in data capture, retrieval and storage. Each...	Data-driven DSS	Apr 10, 2014
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 technologies are central to digital transformation of healthcare? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power A diverse array of technologies enable and support digital transformation of healthcare. Fitting technologi...	DSS Foundations	Mar 18, 2019
How do individual differences impact use of decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM People differ in abilities, capabilities, attitudes, beliefs, biases and knowledge, among many possib...	DSS Foundations	Nov 30, 2018
Can 'Big Brother' watch us? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com "Big Brother" is a familiar metaphor that conjures up visions of political surveillance, political control...	DSS Foundations	May 30, 2016

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