Decision Support News
D. J. Power, Editor
April 30, 2017 Vol. 18, No. 9
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1) What is the need for decision support?
2) Recent Decision Support News Headlines
3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers
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1) What is the need for decision support?
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by Daniel J. Power
There is a growing need for decision support: 1) decision-making is challenging and the challenge to make "good" decisions is growing; 2) the need to make faster decisions has increased; 3) too much information is common in decision situations and much of that information is only marginally relevant; and 4) there is more distortion of information in society. On a more positive note, there is a greater emphasis on fact-based decision-making in many organizations that creates a need for decision support. Overall, a complex decision-making environment creates a need for computerized decision support. Decision support refers to a broad concept that prescribes using computerized systems and other analytical tools to assist individuals and groups in decision-making.
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2) Recent Decision Support Headlines
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04/27/2017 Blackbaud's Intelligence for Good™ transforms Artificial Intelligence into impact. Check release.
04/27/2017 Campus Management partners with Burning Glass Technologies to deliver actionable job market analytics to Higher Ed. Check release.
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3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences
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1. 12th Annual Conference of the Midwest United States Association for Information Systems, Springfield, IL May 18-19, 2017. Check here.
2. EWG-DSS 2017 International Conference on Decision Support System Technology (ICDSST 2017), May 29-31, 2017, Namur, Belgium. Check here.
3. Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2017), August 10-12, 2017, Boston, MA. Check here.
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