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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151592903321

Autore

Sharda Ramesh

Titolo

Business intelligence and analytics : systems for decision support / / Ramesh Sharda, Dursun Delen, Efraim Turban ; with contributions by J. E. Aronson, Ting-Peng Liang, David King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Pearson, , 2014

2014

ISBN

1-292-00926-8

9781292009209

9781292009261

Edizione

[Tenth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (689 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Always Learning

Disciplina

658.403

Soggetti

Decision support systems

Expert systems (Computer science)

Business intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Global Edition."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Part I Decision Making and Analytics: An Overview -- Chapter 1 An Overview of Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Decision Support -- 1.1 Opening Vignette: Magpie Sensing Employs Analytics to Manage a Vaccine Supply Chain Effectively and Safely -- 1.2 Changing Business Environments and Computerized Decision Support -- The Business Pressures-Responses-Support Model -- 1.3 Managerial Decision Making -- The Nature of Managers' Work -- The Decision-Making Process -- 1.4 Information Systems Support for Decision Making -- 1.5 An Early Framework for Computerized Decision Support -- The Gorry and Scott-Morton Classical Framework -- Computer Support for Structured Decisions -- Computer Support for Unstructured Decisions -- Computer Support for Semistructured Problems -- 1.6 The Concept of Decision Support Systems (DSS) -- DSS as an Umbrella Term -- Evolution of DSS into Business Intelligence -- 1.7 A Framework for Business Intelligence (BI) -- Definitions of BI -- A Brief History of BI --



The Architecture of BI -- Styles of BI -- The Origins and Drivers of BI -- A Multimedia Exercise in Business Intelligence -- Application Case 1.1 Sabre Helps Its Clients Through Dashboards and Analytics -- The DSS-BI Connection -- 1.8 Business Analytics Overview -- Descriptive Analytics -- Application Case 1.2 Eliminating Inefficiencies at Seattle Children's Hospital -- Application Case 1.3 Analysis at the Speed of Thought -- Predictive Analytics -- Application Case 1.4 Moneyball: Analytics in Sports and Movies -- Application Case 1.5 Analyzing Athletic Injuries -- Prescriptive Analytics -- Application Case 1.6 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Employs Models to Reconfigure Its Branch Network -- Analytics Applied to Different Domains -- Analytics or Data Science?.

1.9 Brief Introduction to Big Data Analytics -- What Is Big Data? -- Application Case 1.7 Gilt Groupe's Flash Sales Streamlined by Big Data Analytics -- 1.10 Plan of the Book -- Part I: Business Analytics: An Overview -- Part II: Descriptive Analytics -- Part III: Predictive Analytics -- Part IV: Prescriptive Analytics -- Part V: Big Data and Future Directions for Business Analytics -- 1.11 Resources, Links, and the Teradata University Network Connection -- Resources and Links -- Vendors, Products, and Demos -- Periodicals -- The Teradata University Network Connection -- The Book's Web Site -- Chapter Highlights -- Key Terms -- Questions for Discussion -- Exercises -- End-of-Chapter Application Case Nationwide Insurance Used BI to Enhance Customer Service -- References -- Chapter 2 Foundations and Technologies for Decision Making -- 2.1 Opening Vignette: Decision Modeling at HP Using Spreadsheets -- 2.2 Decision Making: Introduction and Definitions -- Characteristics of Decision Making -- A Working Definition of Decision Making -- Decision-Making Disciplines -- Decision Style and Decision Makers -- 2.3 Phases of the Decision-Making Process -- 2.4 Decision Making: The Intelligence Phase -- Problem (or Opportunity) Identification -- Application Case 2.1 Making Elevators Go Faster! -- Problem Classification -- Problem Decomposition -- Problem Ownership -- 2.5 Decision Making: The Design Phase -- Models -- Mathematical (Quantitative) Models -- The Benefits of Models -- Selection of a Principle of Choice -- Normative Models -- Suboptimization -- Descriptive Models -- Good Enough, or Satisficing -- Developing (Generating) Alternatives -- Measuring Outcomes -- Risk -- Scenarios -- Possible Scenarios -- Errors in Decision Making -- 2.6 Decision Making: The Choice Phase -- 2.7 Decision Making: The Implementation Phase -- 2.8 How Decisions Are Supported.

Support for the Intelligence Phase -- Support for the Design Phase -- Support for the Choice Phase -- Support for the Implementation Phase -- 2.9 Decision Support Systems: Capabilities -- A DSS Application -- 2.10 DSS Classifications -- The AIS SIGDSS Classification for DSS -- Other DSS Categories -- Custom-Made Systems Versus Ready-Made Systems -- 2.11 Components of Decision Support Systems -- The Data Management Subsystem -- The Model Management Subsystem -- Application Case 2.2 Station Casinos Wins by Building Customer Relationships Using Its Data -- Application Case 2.3 SNAP DSS Helps OneNet MakeTelecommunications Rate Decisions -- The User Interface Subsystem -- The Knowledge-Based Management Subsystem -- Application Case 2.4 From a Game Winner to a Doctor! -- Chapter Highlights -- Key Terms -- Questions for Discussion -- Exercises -- End-of-Chapter Application Case Logistics Optimization in a Major Shipping Company (CSAV) -- References -- Part II Descriptive Analytics -- Chapter 3 Data Warehousing -- 3.1 Opening Vignette: Isle of Capri Casinos Is Winning with Enterprise Data Warehouse -- 3.2 Data



Warehousing Definitions and Concepts -- What Is a Data Warehouse? -- A Historical Perspective to Data Warehousing -- Characteristics of Data Warehousing -- Data Marts -- Operational Data Stores -- Enterprise Data Warehouses (EDW) -- Metadata -- Application Case 3.1 A Better Data Plan: Well-Established TELCOs Leverage Data Warehousing and Analytics to Stay on Top in a Competitive Industry -- 3.3 Data Warehousing Process Overview -- Application Case 3.2 Data Warehousing Helps MultiCare Save More Lives -- 3.4 Data Warehousing Architectures -- Alternative Data Warehousing Architectures -- Which Architecture Is the Best? -- 3.5 Data Integration and the Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL) Processes -- Data Integration.

Application Case 3.3 BP Lubricants Achieves BIGS Success -- Extraction, Transformation, and Load -- 3.6 Data Warehouse Development -- Application Case 3.4 Things Go Better with Coke's Data Warehouse -- Data Warehouse Development Approaches -- Application Case 3.5 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Manages Hotel Profitability with Data Warehousing -- Additional Data Warehouse Development Considerations -- Representation of Data in Data Warehouse -- Analysis of Data in the Data Warehouse -- OLAP Versus OLTP -- OLAP Operations -- 3.7 Data Warehousing Implementation Issues -- Application Case 3.6 EDW Helps Connect State Agencies in Michigan -- Massive Data Warehouses and Scalability -- 3.8 Real-Time Data Warehousing -- Application Case 3.7 Egg Plc Fries the Competition in Near Real Time -- 3.9 Data Warehouse Administration, Security Issues, and Future Trends -- The Future of Data Warehousing -- 3.10 Resources, Links, and the Teradata University Network Connection -- Resources and Links -- Cases -- Vendors, Products, and Demos -- Periodicals -- Additional References -- The Teradata University Network (TUN) Connection -- Chapter Highlights -- Key Terms -- Questions for Discussion -- Exercises -- End-of-Chapter Application Case Continental Airlines Flies High with Its Real-Time Data Warehouse -- References -- Chapter 4 Business Reporting, Visual Analytics, and Business Performance Management -- 4.1 Opening Vignette:Self-Service Reporting Environment Saves Millions for Corporate Customers -- 4.2 Business Reporting Definitions and Concepts -- What Is a Business Report? -- Application Case 4.1 Delta Lloyd Group Ensures Accuracy and Efficiency in Financial Reporting -- Components of the Business Reporting System -- Application Case 4.2 Flood of Paper Ends at FEMA -- 4.3 Data and Information Visualization.

Application Case 4.3 Tableau Saves Blastrac Thousands of Dollars with Simplified Information Sharing -- A Brief History of Data Visualization -- Application Case 4.4 TIBCO Spotfire Provides Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with Unprecedented Insight into Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trials -- 4.4 Different Types of Charts and Graphs -- Basic Charts and Graphs -- Specialized Charts and Graphs -- 4.5 The Emergence of Data Visualization and Visual Analytics -- Visual Analytics -- High-Powered Visual Analytics Environments -- 4.6 Performance Dashboards -- Application Case 4.5 Dallas Cowboys Score Big with Tableau and Teknion -- Dashboard Design -- Application Case 4.6 Saudi Telecom Company Excels with Information Visualization -- What to Look For in a Dashboard -- Best Practices in Dashboard Design -- Benchmark Key Performance Indicators with Industry Standards -- Wrap the Dashboard Metrics with Contextual Metadata -- Validate the Dashboard Design by a Usability Specialist -- Prioritize and Rank Alerts/Exceptions Streamed to the Dashboard -- Enrich Dashboard with Business Users' Comments -- Present Information in Three Different Levels -- Pick the Right Visual Construct Using Dashboard Design Principles -- Provide for Guided Analytics -- 4.7 Business Performance Management -- Closed-Loop



BPM Cycle -- Application Case 4.7 IBM Cognos Express Helps Mace for Faster -- 4.8 Performance Measurement -- Key Performance Indicator (KPI) -- Performance Measurement System -- 4.9 Balanced Scorecards -- The Four Perspectives -- The Meaning of Balance in BSC -- Dashboards Versus Scorecards -- 4.10 Six Sigma as a Performance Measurement System -- The DMAIC Performance Model -- Balanced Scorecard Versus Six Sigma -- Effective Performance Measurement -- Application Case 4.8 Expedia.com's Customer Satisfaction Scorecard -- Chapter Highlights -- Key Terms -- Questions for Discussion.

Sommario/riassunto

Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems provides the only comprehensive, up-to-date guide to today's revolutionary management support system technologies, and showcases how they can be used for better decision-making.  The 10th edition focuses on Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics for enterprise decision support in a more streamlined book.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787569003321

Autore

Johnston Ian (Ian Ronald), <1943, >

Titolo

Eliminating serious injury and death from road transport : a crisis of complacency / / Ian Ronald Johnston, Carlyn Muir, Eric William Howard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-429-17313-X

1-4822-0825-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Classificazione

POL017000TEC009160TEC017000

Disciplina

613.6/8

613.68

Soggetti

Traffic accidents

Traffic safety - Government policy

Traffic safety

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors;



Explanatory Note; Chapter 1: Eliminating Serious Injury and Death from Road Transport Is Not a Pipe Dream; Chapter 2: Serious Crashes Happen to Real People; Chapter 3: The Way We View Safety Is a Big Part of the Problem; Chapter 4: The Car in Society; Chapter 5: Brief History of How and Why Science Takes a Back Seat; Chapter 6: Evolution of Safe System Thinking; Chapter 7: Serious Crashes Have Impacts Way Beyond Those Injured; Chapter 8: Approaching Traffic Safety as Preventive Medicine

Chapter 9: Speed Moderation: The Most Difficult Issue of AllChapter 10: Confronting Complacency; Chapter 11: Six Vital Steps toward Zero; References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The book explodes the myths that currently drive society's view of traffic safety and limit progress in reducing death and serious injury. It presents current scientific knowledge in a non-technical way and draws parallels with other areas of public safety and public health. It uses examples from the media and from public policy debates to paint a clear picture of a flawed public policy approach and offers preventive medicine principles to take the field forward--