Decision Support Systems for Business Intelligence (PDF)

Praise for the First Edition

"This is the most usable decision support systems text. [i]t is
far better than any other text in the field" --Computing
Reviews

Computer-based systems known as decision support systems (DSS)
play a vital role in helping professionals across various fields of
practice understand what information is needed, when it is needed,
and in what form in order to make smart and valuable business
decisions. Providing a unique combination of theory, applications,
and technology, Decision Support Systems for Business Intelligence,
Second Edition supplies readers with the hands-on approach that is
needed to understand the implications of theory to DSS design as
well as the skills needed to construct a DSS.

This new edition reflects numerous advances in the field as well
as the latest related technological developments. By addressing all
topics on three levels--general theory, implications for DSS
design, and code development--the author presents an
integrated analysis of what every DSS designer needs to know. This
Second Edition features:

* Expanded coverage of data mining with new examples

* Newly added discussion of business intelligence and
transnational corporations

* Discussion of the increased capabilities of databases and the
significant growth of user interfaces and models

* Emphasis on analytics to encourage DSS builders to utilize
sufficient modeling support in their systems

* A thoroughly updated section on data warehousing including
architecture, data adjustment, and data scrubbing

* Explanations and implications of DSS differences across cultures
and the challenges associated with transnational systems

Each chapter discusses various aspects of DSS that exist in
real-world applications, and one main example of a DSS to
facilitate car purchases is used throughout the entire book.
Screenshots from JavaScript® and Adobe® ColdFusion are
presented to demonstrate the use of popular software packages that
carry out the discussed techniques, and a related Web site houses
all of the book's figures along with demo versions of decision
support packages, additional examples, and links to developments in
the field.

Decision Support Systems for Business Intelligence, Second
Edition is an excellent book for courses on information systems,
decision support systems, and data mining at the advanced
undergraduate and graduate levels. It also serves as a practical
reference for professionals working in the fields of business,
statistics, engineering, and computer technology.