Decision Support Systems Articles

A Case Study and Tutorial in Using IT Knowledge Based Tools Part 1 ...

by E. Robins ... Overview of Decision Support System. Traditionally, DSSs (Decision Support Systems) have largely been used for internal corporate support. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2001/05/research_notes/CS_TS_ESR_05_30_01_1.asp - 17k - 2001-05-30 Summary: In going through a business decision process for complex technology selections, more and more use is being made of technologically driven processes using Decision support tools and captured knowledge. The use of these systems and the capability to drive a solution from them assumes an ability to accurate

Informatica Morphs into Enterprise Decision Support Vendor

by M. Reed ... Morphs into Enterprise Decision Support Vendor M. Reed - Janauary 23rd, 2000 ... hub that integrates and unifies diverse data sources, including ERP systems. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/01/research_notes/VN_DW_MFR_01_00_1.asp - 17k - 2000-01-01 Summary: Informatica Corporation, long an established vendor in the Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) market space, has morphed themselves into a vendor of solutions for the 'e-Business infrastructure'. In conjunction with their contract to build an enterprise data warehouse for the United States Postal Service and th

Ross Systems, Inc.: In Process of Renaissance

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Ross Systems has developed strong horizontal process manufacturing ... planning & scheduling (APS), plant maintenance, transportation, decision support, and human ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/07/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_07_20_00_1.asp - 20k - 2000-07-20 Summary: Over past two decades, Ross Systems has delivered strong back-office functionality and good customer support within certain industries; it is considered a leader in native process manufacturing functionality. The company has also expanded its online operations through its RenaissanceLink software applica

A Definition of Data Warehousing

by M. Reed ... and has published 36 books and more than 350 articles in major ... broad field indeed, it contains technologies such as Decision Support Systems (DSS), Executive ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2002/08/research_notes/TU_DW_MFR_08_18_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-08-18 Summary: There is a great deal of confusion over the meaning of data warehousing. Simply defined, a data warehouse is a place for data, whereas data warehousing describes the process of defining, populating, and using a data warehouse. Creating, populating, and querying a data warehouse typically carries an ext

Business Intelligence: Its Ins and Outs

by Mukhles Zaman ... capable of multidimensional analysis of data to see 360 degree business insight, statistical analysis, and forecasting to help better decision support systems. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2009/04/research_notes/TU_BI_MZ_04_29_09_1.asp - 24k - 2009-04-29 Summary: In today's highly competitive business climate, the quality and timeliness of business information for an organization is not only a choice between profit and loss, it is a question of survival or bankruptcy. No business organization can deny the inevitable benefits of business intelligence.

ROI Systems Defies The Odds Through Delighted Customers Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... ROI also began delivering the pieces of decision support/Executive Information System (EIS ... to more powerful third-party HR/Payroll systems, while transportation ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/06/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_06_03_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-06-03 Summary: ROI's approach has always been to offer proven but not necessarily leading-edge product technology, which has allowed the vendor to provide its customers with easy migration paths to updated technology.

The 'Joy' Of Enterprise Systems Implementations Part 4: User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the causes of enterprise systems implementation failures. ... of expert literature and articles that emphasize ... vendors combined with a decision support tool to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/07/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_07_12_02_1.asp - 17k - 2002-07-12 Summary: System integration service provider selections and project planning should involve the same amount of due diligence as business IT strategy definition and software evaluation.

Managing Risks, Managing Measures: Decision Support Methodologies ...

by Edward S. Robins, PhD ... optic cable system, data processing and data acquisition systems at the ... related to business analytics, soft computing, CRM, Decision Support and Knowledge ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/03/research_notes/MI_EV_ESR_03_01_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-03-01 Summary: Though many academic methods exist, few actually reach the audience they need to reach because of the barrier between academic and business languages, as well as the ability to produce workable and usable tools. This article summarizes what I believe are the methodologies most used in Business, and some

The Total EAM Vision Strategic Advantages in Asset Management

by Daryl Mather ... Provision of analytical decision support information. ... While there is no doubt regarding the ability of EAM systems to achieve results, this can be greatly ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/06/research_notes/MI_EV_XDM_06_27_03_1.asp - 26k - 2003-06-27 Summary: Physical asset management contributes greatly to the achievement of competitive advantages in capital intensive companies. Particularly in the areas of productivity, quality, cost effectiveness, and risk management. If your company has a need to manage physical assets it can benefit from a proven Total E

Managing Risks, Managing Measures: Decision Support Methodologies ...

by Edward S. Robins, PhD ... optic cable system, data processing and data acquisition systems at the ... related to business analytics, soft computing, CRM, Decision Support and Knowledge ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/02/research_notes/MI_EV_ESR_02_28_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-02-28 Summary: Poor measurement methods can take off millions or more from bottom lines, and contribute at least in part to project failures, corporate inefficiencies and poor technology selections. Industry wide, they have contributed to tens of billions of dollars of unnecessary costs. How do you avoid these expensiv