Decision Support News
D. J. Power, Editor
May 10, 2015 Vol. 16, No. 09
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1) What is the role of decision support in precision farming?
2) Recent Decision Support News Headlines
3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers
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1) What is the role of decision support in precision farming?
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by Daniel J. Power
Editor, DSSResources.com
In approximately 8000 B.C. when farming and agrarian communities were established, the population of planet Earth was around 5 million people. On May 10, 2015, the World population was approximately 7,300,000,000, 7.3 billion people, cf., www.worldometers.info/world-population/. To feed the growing population, more efficient and more effective farming was developed to provide an expanded food supply. To meet the food needs of a global population expected to reach 10.85 billion people on July 4, 2100, more efficient and better technology-supported farming is needed. Computerized decision support is a central capability in the technologies of precision farming that will feed our growing population.
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2) Recent Decision Support Headlines
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05/06/2015 Zynx Health announces "Clinical Improvement Through Evidence" award recognizing nurses for clinical decision support use excellence. Check release.
05/06/2015 Northwestern University graduate students take on big data using Teradata Aster discovery platform in hackathon. Check release.
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3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers/Books
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1. August 13-15, 2015 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Puerto Rico. Check website Click here.
2. December 12-13, 2015, pre-ICIS Business Analytics (BA) Congress,
Dallas. Check website Click here.
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