Data Warehousing for Decision Support

2011 ◽  
pp. 124-133
Author(s):  
John Wang ◽  
James Yao ◽  
Qiyang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Data Warehousing ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
External Information ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Business Information ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
High Level ◽  
Business Complexity

Today’s business environment is dynamic and uncertain. Competition among business organizations is becoming more intensified and globalized. These business organizations’ demand for both internal and external information is growing rapidly. This rapidly growing demand to analyze business information has quickly led to the emergence of data warehousing (Finnegan, Murphy, & O’Riordan, 1999). The strategic use of information from data warehousing assures the solution of the negative effects of many of the challenges facing organizations (Love, 1996). When the data warehousing technologies are well positioned and properly implemented, they can assist organizations in reducing business complexity, discovering ways to leverage information for new sources of competitive advantage, realizing business opportunities, and providing a high level of information readiness to respond quickly and decisively under conditions of uncertainty (Love; Park, 1997).

CRISIS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS, THE IMPORTANCE OF CRISIS AND CRISIS LEADERSHIP, THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CRISIS PROCESS ON THE TURKISH ECONOMY

ATLAS JOURNAL ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (44) ◽  
pp. 2214-2226
Author(s):  
Kaya AĞIN
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Crisis Leadership ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
Turkish Economy ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Leadership Experience ◽  
High Level ◽  
Unexpected Outcome

Crisis (crisis) are difficult situations that threaten the high-level goals and business methods of an organization, or put the organization's existence in a dangerous situation, require quick decisions, and neutralize problem prevention systems. In other words, crisis can be defined as an unexpected situation or events that have an unexpected outcome (Sikich, 2002). Crises are a turning point for businesses by enabling organizations to gain new experiences and acquire new knowledge, and to turn this situation into an opportunity (Demirtaş, 2000). The ability of organizations to achieve their goals and to maintain their existence depends on their ability to adapt to their environment and to regulate their business skills depending on the expectations of the environment. The constantly changing environment creates major problems for businesses that cannot adapt to these changes and cannot balance. The success of organizations depends to a large extent on their ability to recognize and assess these dangers beforehand. Organizations can face many threats that can come from within the business or from the business environment. Because of its negative effects, organization managers' ability to cope with these threats is of great importance for businesses (Can, 2002). Organization managers' leadership, experience, knowledge and skills are most needed in times of crisis. Because the most important responsibility of a leader manager is to successfully prevent the crisis that occurs in the organization. Managers exist to manage unexpected conditions and solve problems in organizations. For this reason, administratorship is the problem management process in organizations. The manager is the person who prevents this problem. Therefore, leading managers appear and show themselves especially in times of crisis (Peker & Ayturk, 2000). In this study, the characteristics of the crisis in organizations, the reasons for the emergence of the crisis and the crisis management processes in organizations are mentioned. Crisis management processes of organizations in potential crisis situations are examined.

Burma Drinx Group (A): Strategizing for CEO Succession in a Family Business

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32
Author(s):  
Daniel Degravel ◽  
Christina Hui Min Tun
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
External Information ◽  
Ceo Succession ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Group A ◽  
Evolving Context

Burma Drinx Group, a large family-owned conglomerate in Myanmar, an Asian country in economic and political transition, is about to reinvent itself to achieve success and adaptation to its evolving context. Based on internal and external information about the firm, the case states the challenges and issues that Burma Drinx Group (thereafter BDG) is experiencing as a family-owned conglomerate operating in a ‘non-friendly’ business environment and in a turbulent political and economic context. It focuses on the group CEO Aung Win’s succession. The reader is invited to understand the specificities of BDG’s internal environment, and to manage the idiosyncrasies of this family business conglomerate regarding CEO Win’s succession. Beyond the succession issue, BDG’s decision-makers face critical challenges for the future and have to make bold and courageous decisions to build on the success of the organization. The case proposes a consulting-case style where analysis and reflection are required to understand the challenges and to provide relevant solutions to the top management of the company. Material from the academic literature about succession is offered as a resource to the reader.

scholarly journals Barriers and facilitators to the adoption of electronic clinical decision support systems: a qualitative interview study with UK general practitioners

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ford ◽  
Natalie Edelman ◽  
Laura Somers ◽  
Duncan Shrewsbury ◽  
Marcela Lopez Levy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Clinical Decision Support ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Clinical Decision Support Systems ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background Well-established electronic data capture in UK general practice means that algorithms, developed on patient data, can be used for automated clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). These can predict patient risk, help with prescribing safety, improve diagnosis and prompt clinicians to record extra data. However, there is persistent evidence of low uptake of CDSSs in the clinic. We interviewed UK General Practitioners (GPs) to understand what features of CDSSs, and the contexts of their use, facilitate or present barriers to their use. Methods We interviewed 11 practicing GPs in London and South England using a semi-structured interview schedule and discussed a hypothetical CDSS that could detect early signs of dementia. We applied thematic analysis to the anonymised interview transcripts. Results We identified three overarching themes: trust in individual CDSSs; usability of individual CDSSs; and usability of CDSSs in the broader practice context, to which nine subthemes contributed. Trust was affected by CDSS provenance, perceived threat to autonomy and clear management guidance. Usability was influenced by sensitivity to the patient context, CDSS flexibility, ease of control, and non-intrusiveness. CDSSs were more likely to be used by GPs if they did not contribute to alert proliferation and subsequent fatigue, or if GPs were provided with training in their use. Conclusions Building on these findings we make a number of recommendations for CDSS developers to consider when bringing a new CDSS into GP patient records systems. These include co-producing CDSS with GPs to improve fit within clinic workflow and wider practice systems, ensuring a high level of accuracy and a clear clinical pathway, and providing CDSS training for practice staff. These recommendations may reduce the proliferation of unhelpful alerts that can result in important decision-support being ignored.

scholarly journals Design of a novel multifunction decision support/alerting system for in-patient acute care, ICU and floor (AlertWatch AC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas A. Colquhoun ◽  
Ryan P. Davis ◽  
Theodore T. Tremper ◽  
Jenny J. Mace ◽  
Jan M. Gombert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Labor And Delivery ◽  
Process Of Care ◽  
Similar System ◽  
Hospital Units ◽  
High Acuity ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background Multifunction surveillance alerting systems have been found to be beneficial for the operating room and labor and delivery. This paper describes a similar system developed for in-hospital acute care environments, AlertWatch Acute Care (AWAC). Results A decision support surveillance system has been developed which extracts comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) data including live data from physiologic monitors and ventilators and incorporates them into an integrated organ icon-based patient display. Live data retrieved from the hospitals network are processed by presenting scrolling median values to reduce artifacts. A total of 48 possible alerts are generated covering a broad range of critical patient care concerns. Notification is achieved by paging or texting the appropriated member of the critical care team. Alerts range from simple out of range values to more complex programing of impending Ventilator Associated Events, SOFA, qSOFA, SIRS scores and process of care reminders for the management of glucose and sepsis. As with similar systems developed for the operating room and labor and delivery, there are green, yellow, and red configurable ranges for all parameters. A census view allows surveillance of an entire unit with flashing or text to voice alerting and enables detailed information by windowing into an individual patient view including live physiologic waveforms. The system runs via web interface on desktop as well as mobile devices, with iOS native app available, for ease of communication from any location. The goal is to improve safety and adherence to standard management protocols. Conclusions AWAC is designed to provide a high level surveillance view for multi-bed hospital units with varying acuity from standard floor patients to complex ICU care. Alerts are generated by algorithms running in the background and automatically notify the selected member of the patients care team. Its value has been demonstrated for low acuity patients, further study is required to determine its effectiveness in high acuity patients.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN THE FIELD OF NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING AND THE PRACTICE OF THEIR APPLICATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 146-152
Author(s):  
E. V. ANDRIANOVA ◽  
◽  
P. S. SHCHERBACHENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Additional Tool ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
High Level ◽  
Source Of Information

This article discusses and analyzes the most popular standards of non-financial reporting, which has a significant impact on the transformation of the business environment. Already, domestic and foreign companies with a high level of responsibility are beginning to publish non-financial statements in addition to financial statements, which is an additional tool for communication with stakeholders and a new source of information about their activities. To date, reports of this type are clearly unregulated, there are no verification standards, however, there is already a positive trend and the active introduction of non-financial indicators in the regular reporting of companies.

STUDI KRITIS JUAL BELI DEKORASI UANG MASKAWIN

Al-MAJAALIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arifin Badri
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Law ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level

This study aims to examine the laws of dowry money decoration that are common in the community. The innovation and soul of art that is channeled through décor of dowry money is proven to produce beautiful and unique works, so as to attract the attention and interest of the wider community. However, because to produce beautiful and unique works, a high level of creativity is needed, so not everyone can do it. On the one hand, this phenomenon opens up quite good business opportunities, but on the other hand, it should be watched out, because in some conditions it contains the practice of buying and selling currencies with nominal differences. Through this study, I would like to uncover the law of buying and selling practices decorating dowry money and decorating services. As I also intend to present an applicative solution for the community so that they can still channel their artistic talents without violating Shari’ah law.

Characteristics of the ERP Systems Designed for Managing Small Businesses

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petar Hlebarov
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Business In Society

This article mainly aims to introduce the particular charactersitics of the ERP systems, used for managing small businesses, by answering several basic questions related to this topic: What do we generally understand by ERP systems? What is the essence of ERP for small business? What is the role of ERP for small business? What do we understand by small business? What are the characteristics of small business? What is the role of small business in society? What are the basic problems of small business? What is today’s business environment? In this respect, the report introduces the essence and the role of the ERP systems used for managing small business organizations in a structured and summarized way. It shows how the specific characteristics of small business and today’s business environment affect the ERP configurations, compared to those used in large organizations. At the end of the paper, a summary is provided of the characteristics of the ERP systems used for managing small organizations.

AN ARCHITECTURE FOR DATA WAREHOUSING SUPPORTING DATA INDEPENDENCE AND INTEROPERABILITY

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 377-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUCA CABIBBO ◽  
RICCARDO TORLONE
Keyword(s):  
Data Warehouse ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Data Warehousing ◽  
Heterogeneous Data ◽  
Multidimensional Data ◽  
Multidimensional Databases ◽  
Level Of Aggregation ◽  
High Level ◽  
Data Independence ◽  
Logical Architecture

We report on the design of a novel architecture for data warehousing based on the introduction of an explicit "logical" layer to the traditional data warehousing framework. This layer serves to guarantee a complete independence of OLAP applications from the physical storage structure of the data warehouse and thus allows users and applications to manipulate multidimensional data ignoring implementation details. For example, it makes possible the modification of the data warehouse organization (e.g. MOLAP or ROLAP implementation, star scheme or snowflake scheme structure) without influencing the high level description of multidimensional data and programs that use the data. Also, it supports the integration of multidimensional data stored in heterogeneous OLAP servers. We propose [Formula: see text], a simple data model for multidimensional databases, as the reference for the logical layer. [Formula: see text] provides an abstract formalism to describe the basic concepts that can be found in any OLAP system (fact, dimension, level of aggregation, and measure). We show that [Formula: see text] databases can be implemented in both relational and multidimensional storage systems. We also show that [Formula: see text] can be profitably used in OLAP applications as front-end. We finally describe the design of a practical system that supports the above logical architecture; this system is used to show in practice how the architecture we propose can hide implementation details and provides a support for interoperability between different and possibly heterogeneous data warehouse applications.

scholarly journals Afghanistan’s Business Environment: Huge Potential for Investment in an Uncertain Place

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Abdul Kabir Karimi
Keyword(s):  
International Institutions ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Political Uncertainty ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Critical Situation ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Article Analysis ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

The article aims to present Afghanistan’s business environment and elaborates on the huge potential for investment in an uncertain place. A number of literatures has been reviewed from different international and government-related institutions and also quoted government high-level officials to identify these potentials and uncertainties. The review of the studies and research by international institutions suggests that the government of Afghanistan is actively working to prepare a business-friendly environment for domestic and foreign investors. However, political instability, lack of electricity, crime, theft and disorder, access to land and corruption still remains as the major constraints of doing business in Afghanistan. It is a fact that reviving Afghanistan’s business environment in this critical situation of conflict, declining international aid, and ongoing political chaos can be extremely difficult. However, reviving its business environment and utilizing the opportunities cannot wait for the end of the ongoing conflict and current political uncertainty. What Afghanistan needs to do is think creatively to recognize what can be done in the time of conflict and political uncertainty to take advantage from those opportunities. Although the extension of the article analysis requires more evidence to judge, the analysis challenges the general understanding of the business environment and points to important new avenues of research.

scholarly journals Application of electronic accounting systems in commercial banks and their role in meeting the needs of their users An exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of customers of the Bank of Baghdad / Sulaymaniyah Branch

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Othman Abdulqader Hama Amin ◽  
Ghazi Abdul Aziz Sulaiman ◽  
Dana Akram Faqe Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Change ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Electronic Systems ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Accounting Systems ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Banking Systems ◽  
The People ◽  
Quality Of Accounting Information

Electronic systems are important elements for the business organizations, and this importancestands out when it is used to meet the customer's requirement for services produced by these banks users.The complications in current business environment, severe competitions, and the rapid change incustomer's requirements and needs which all do resulted in pushing the banks to adopt Electronic systemof their accounting systems through using tools and procedures away from the old traditional methods, andto force them to change to electronic systems for achieving the best in banking services. The basicexplanation for the existence and continuity of any bank is to provide banking services in such a way tomeet customer’s satisfactions. This will lead the customers to deal with the banks that provide a goodquality of services, effective costs, and appropriate speed.This study aims were to investigate the electronic systems of banking systems and its effect onsatisfying its customers needs. Also, this study intends to be on practical terms with the electronic systemsof banking systems by the quality of accounting information, the achievement of customer's satisfactions.The usage of such systems and the positive results which will be produced through the electronic outputswould increase the qualities and speed in which they will reinforce the confidence of the customers.The study had two sides: Theoretical and practical side. The researchers collected data from Baghdadbank in Sulaimania. At the end, the researcher reached some conclusions. First, the accounting informationplays an important role in banking systems. It is used to activate the banking systems since it satisfies itscostumer's needs. The research shows the connection between the hypothesis variables in (79.0) degrees.Finally, the researchers concluded that it is important to develop the information technology in the bankingsystems, and train the people using them.

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