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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452775303321

Autore

Maisel Lawrence <1946->

Titolo

Predictive business analytics : forward-looking capabilities to improve business performance / / Lawrence Maisel, Gary Cokins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-118-78789-7

1-118-24015-4

1-118-22711-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Wiley & SAS business series

Altri autori (Persone)

CokinsGary

Disciplina

658.4/013

Soggetti

Business planning - Statistical methods

Decision making - Statistical methods

Business intelligence

Electronic books.

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

part one. "Why" -- part two. Principles and practices -- part three. Case studies -- part four. Integrating business methods and techniques -- part five. Trends and organizational challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

Discover the breakthrough tool your company can use to make winning decisions This forward-thinking book addresses the emergence of predictive business analytics, how it can help redefine the way your organization operates, and many of the misconceptions that impede the adoption of this new management capability. Filled with case examples, Predictive Business Analytics defines ways in which specific industries have applied these techniques and tools and how predictive business analytics can complement other financial applications such as budgeting, forecasting, and performance