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ALSO CALLED: DSS (Decision Support Systems) and Decision Support DEFINITION: A decision support system (DSS) is a computer program application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily. It is an "informational application" (to distinguish it from an "operational application" that collects the data in the course of normal … Definition continues below.

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Benefits of Automating Data Warehousing sponsored by UC4 Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: Posted: 02 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: Data warehousing can be defined as a copy of data specifically structured for querying and reporting. TOPICS: Data Mining \| Data Warehousing \| Databases \| Decision Support Systems \| Metadata

In Search of Clarity: Unraveling the Complexities of Executive Decision-making sponsored by Business Objects WHITE PAPER: Posted: 03 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: Decision-making is at the core of all business activity, as executives set strategy and manage operations by weighing a vast array of factors to arrive at the desired balance of risk and reward. TOPICS: Customers \| Dashboards \| Decision Support Systems \| Mergers and Acquisitions

Predictive Modeling: Improve Pricing, Decision Making and Customer Retention sponsored by SAS Institute Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 06 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Nearly every aspect of an insurance organization can be improved through the use of models. Learn how leveraging a predictive model in your organization can allow you to increase customer satisfaction and improve decision making. TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Service \| Decision Support Systems \| Financial Industry Organizations \| Insurance Industry \| Predictive Analytics \| Risk Assessment

EDM: A Systematic Approach to Smarter Decisions sponsored by Fair Isaac Corp. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 04 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Jun 2007 SUMMARY: This white paper details the benefits associated with Enterprise Decision Management (EDM). Discover how to automate, improve and connect critical decisions for enhanced business performance. TOPICS: Application Development \| Business Performance Management \| Business Performance Management Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Decision Support Systems

The Business Value of Business Intelligence: A Framework for Measuring the Benefits of BI sponsored by Business Objects WHITE PAPER: Posted: 05 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2004 SUMMARY: Business intelligence (BI) is the key to leveraging the wealth of data that accumulates in an enterprise. Learn how BI can help you lower costs, increase revenue, and improve customer satisfaction. TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Customer Satisfaction \| Data Management \| Data Warehouses \| Decision Support Systems \| ERP \| Sales

Real-time Data Warehousing: Enabling Operational and Active Data Warehouses for Improved BI sponsored by GoldenGate Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 30 Aug 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2008 SUMMARY: Data warehouses are no longer just for reporting, analytics, or forecasting. Learn how you can provide continuous, real-time capture and delivery of the most recent changed data between OLTP systems and your data warehouse. TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Integration \| Data Recovery \| Data Warehouses \| Decision Support Systems \| ETL (Software) \| High Availability \| OLTP

Gain Visibility to Business Performance with Duet Software for SAP and Microsoft Office sponsored by Duet for Microsoft Office and SAP WEBCAST: Posted: 11 Jun 2007 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: Attend this Webcast to discover how Duet reporting and BI, can take you through 4 distinct lifecycle stages, with each stage providing increased sophistication of features and analysis capabilities. TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Life-Cycle Management Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Decision Support Systems \| IT Spending \| Microsoft Office \| Reporting Software

Sharpening Your IT Decision-Making Skills sponsored by CIO Decisions JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 05 Mar 2007 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 SUMMARY: In a European history class at the University of California, Berkeley, a professor shows his students a portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V on horseback, suited up for battle. TOPICS: CIOs \| Decision Support Systems \| IT Spending \| Leadership \| Strategic Planning \| Surveys

The Performance Manager: Turning Information into Higher Business Performance sponsored by Cognos Incorporated BOOK: Posted: 26 Jan 2007 \| Published: 26 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Learn how you can turn the growing information-intensity of your job from a challenge to a competitive advantage. Explore a simple, easy-to-understand way to drive performance - and also to measure, monitor, and analyze it, report on it, and plan for it. TOPICS: Business Intelligence Software \| Business Performance Management \| Decision Support Systems \| Information Management \| Knowledge Management \| Marketing \| Project Management \| Real-time Analytics \| Reporting Software \| Strategic Planning \| Supplier Management

Bitpipe Research Guide: Business Intelligence sponsored by Bitpipe RESOURCE CENTER: Posted: 27 Nov 2006 \| Published: 22 Nov 2006 SUMMARY: Business Intelligence systems allow you to uncover, analyze, and forecast the trends that drive your business. TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Content Management \| Dashboards \| Data Collection \| Data Mining Software \| Data Warehouse Software \| Data Warehouses \| Decision Support Systems \| ETL (Software) \| Knowledge Management \| OLAP \| Query Tools

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DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEFINITION (continued): … business operation).Typical information that a decision support application might gather and present would be:

Comparative sales figures between one week and the next
Projected revenue figures based on new product sales assumptions
The consequences of different decision alternatives, given past experience in a context that is described

A decision support system may present information graphically and may include an expert system or artificial intelligence …
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