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Why are transportation problems popular applications for DSS? In the early 1970s, many researchers were trying to apply mathematical programming to business problems. The transportation problem was often discusse...	DSS Applications	Aug 07, 2005
What decisions are appropriate for model-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Some decision problems occur across diverse businesses. Various approaches can be used to solve them depen...	Model-driven DSS	Dec 29, 2008
Is Information Technology transforming the U.S. Heartland? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM The American heartland is 12 states in the heart of the United States and North America: Illinois, Indi...	DSS Foundations	Dec 12, 2015
What is the relationship between DSS and BAM? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) is the "real-time" evolution or descendant of the Executive Information...	Building DSS	Jul 09, 2016
Can DSS and Decision Support technologies help reduce the threat of terrorism? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Lest we forget. I want to remember those who died, were injured, and were directly impacted by the te...	DSS Applications	Dec 29, 2015
What was the DSS News in October 2000? by Daniel Power Volume 1, issue number 12 of DSS News was published October 9, 2000. Then as now DSS News was a bi-weekly publication of DSSResourc...	DSS Foundations	Oct 11, 2020
Is ETL software needed to build a model-driven DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM ETL refers to software used in the process of extracting data from a data source, transforming or alt...	Model-driven DSS	Apr 15, 2017
Can computerized decision support reduce cognitive biases in decision making? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Individuals have predictable thinking patterns. Some patterns are positive and others lead to poor choic...	Building DSS	Jan 10, 2019
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
When are checklists useful decision aids? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Checklists are especially helpful in complex environments, but a poorly designed checklist can hinder dec...	DSS Foundations	Aug 03, 2019
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 proactive problem solving? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Proactive problem solving is about identifying problems early to avoid them or minimize and resolve th...	DSS Foundations	Jul 09, 2019
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 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
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
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
Why is decision support needed? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision support is often needed, but we need to understand the reason, cause and motive for providing peop...	DSS Foundations	Jan 07, 2013
What decision support data should be anonymous, confidential, private? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com Big data can mean big problems for individuals and organizations. Edward Snowden's NSA leaks demonstrat...	DSS Foundations	Sep 29, 2013
How do decision-making models relate to the design and use of DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Both descriptive and prescriptive quantitative decision making model asre important to understanding compu...	DSS Theory	Mar 07, 2015
How important is forecasting decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support and analytical systems that use data sets with models and statistical analyses remain...	DSS Foundations	Jul 12, 2015
What is solution-focused agile? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers, project teams, and consultants should focus primarily on the present and future. We examine the...	DSS Foundations	Aug 02, 2019
Can we engineer effective decision support systems? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Building effective computerized decision support systems is possible and increasingly common. Understandi...	Building DSS	Dec 30, 2012
What if decision support is incorrect? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Analytics and decision support are intended to improve decision making. Both types of systems commonly prov...	DSS Foundations	Apr 14, 2015
What are issues in design and development of BI and DSS? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Building data-driven business intelligence decision support, model-driven decision support for foreca...	DSS Foundations	Nov 11, 2018
How can video conferencing provide enhanced decision support? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM In some situations, video conferencing can provide enhanced decision support. The major issue facing m...	DSS Foundations	May 24, 2015
What do managers need to know about DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com All managers need to master the what, when, who and why of computerized decision support systems (DSS). M...	DSS Theory	Oct 02, 2011
Is security important for decision support applications? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Decision support applications often contain sensitive data that should be secured. Also, a common sou...	DSS Foundations	Apr 14, 2013
What is the Pareto Principle? by Daniel J. Power and Ciara Heavin Becoming agile means a person, a group, and the organization team as a whole understands and applies the Paret...	DSS Foundations	Jan 30, 2020
What are ethics and privacy issues related to using a DSS? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com Using a decision support system (DSS) is sometimes associated with making hard choices, contested issues...	DSS Foundations	Dec 20, 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 is next generation BI? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Most of us recognize that we need better software and systems to get better business intelligence. We also...	DSS Foundations	Jan 14, 2011
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 are the steps to develop data-based decision support? by Ciara Heavin and Daniel J. Power Encouraging and developing data-based decision support is an organization-wide effort and requires many resou...	DSS Foundations	Mar 18, 2018
How can managers identify opportunities to create innovative DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Once a manager believes it is possible to gain significant benefits or even a competitive advantage from ...	Evaluating DSS Projects	Dec 12, 2007
What is the relation between Design Science and building DSS? Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.com For many years, there has been an interest in transferring the concepts and techniques from the broad fiel...	Building DSS	Apr 03, 2016
What is a customer journey map? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Customer journey mapping creates a visual representation of what a typical customer is doing, feeling...	DSS Foundations	Feb 12, 2019
What method is best for building an enterprise-wide, data-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Agile, SDLC, rapid prototyping, Spiral, RAD? Or some combination of methods? Information Technology manager...	Building DSS	Aug 31, 2009
How can DSS impact steps in a general decision process model? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com There are many types of computerized decision support systems that support a diverse set of tasks. Exper...	DSS Foundations	May 14, 2008
How do experience and self-discipline impact agility? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Mental agility can be acquired, learned and practiced. People can become more analytical and can think an...	DSS Foundations	Sep 05, 2019
What are the rules for building a successful model-driven DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.COM It is important to discuss what impacts the success of computerized Decision Support Systems. My DSS bo...	Model-driven DSS	Oct 22, 2006
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
When is a decision framed properly? by Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.COM and Ciara Heavin Managing Editor, Journal of Decision Systems Decisions occur in the context of...	DSS Foundations	Oct 02, 2016
What is the theory of relational databases? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Relational databases organize data elements in clusters that are meaningful to users and useful for perform...	DSS Foundations	Apr 11, 2010
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 should an Agile practitioner know and do? Daniel J. Power Editor, DSSResources.com Knowing agile principles and developing an agile mindset are the starting point of becoming agile. An agi...	DSS Foundations	Jul 01, 2019
What is decision-oriented diagnosis for building DSS? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Decision-oriented diagnosis is an approach and a way of analyzing the need for computerized decision sup...	Building DSS	Aug 22, 2007
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 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
How can data scientists cope with organization politics? by Daniel Power Editor, DSSResources.COM Business analytics, data analytics and decision support often create political concerns for organization...	DSS Foundations	Jul 21, 2019
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

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