Dursun Delen

co-author of Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems (9th Edition) and Business Intelligence (2nd Edition)

November 4, 2015

Dr. Dursun Delen is an Associate Professor of Management Science and Information Systems in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University (OSU). He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management from OSU in 1997. Prior to his appointment as an Assistant Professor at OSU in 2001, he worked for a private consultancy company, Knowledge Based Systems Inc., in College Station, Texas, as a research scientist for five years, during which he led a number of decision support and other information systems related research projects funded by federal agencies such as DoD, NASA, NIST and DOE. His research has appeared in major journals including Decision Support Systems, Communications of the ACM, Computers and Operations Research, Computers in Industry, Journal of Production Operations Management, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Expert Systems with Applications, among others. He recently published three books on Business Intelligence and Data Mining Techniques. He is often invited to national and international conferences for keynote addresses on topics related to Business Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Management and Data Mining. He served as the general co-chair for the 4th International Conference on Network Computing and Advanced Information Management (September 2-4, 2008 in Soul, South Korea), and regularly chairs tracks and mini-tracks at various information systems conferences. He is the associate editor-in-chief for International Journal of Experimental Algorithms, associate editor for International Journal of RF Technologies, and is on editorial boards of five other technical journals. His research and teaching interests are in decision support systems, data and text mining, knowledge management, business intelligence and enterprise modeling.

Decision making is becoming increasingly more difficult for managers due to the challenges brought by constantly changing global marketplace. Success or mere survival depends on making accurate and timely decisions to solve complex problems and take advantage of emerging opportunities. Accurate decisions are the ones that emerge from proper use of facts (e.g., data), information and knowledge. Decision Support and Business Intelligence Systems book provides the readers with a systematic way of learning and practicing latest analytic tools and techniques in support of managerial decision making. It is intended for both undergraduate as well as graduate students in variety of disciplines that teach data and model based decision making.

The topic coverage of the book includes "Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence"; "Decision Making, Systems, Modeling, and Support"; "Decision Support Systems Concepts, Methodologies, and Technologies"; "Modeling and Analysis"; "Data Mining for Business Intelligence"; "Artificial Neural Networks for Data Mining"; "Text and Web Mining"; "Data Warehousing"; "Collaborative Computer-Supported Technologies and Group Support Systems"; "Knowledge Management"; "Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems"; "Advanced Intelligent Systems"; and "Management Support Systems: Emerging Trends and Impacts".

In today's highly competitive business environment, managers are expected to make best decision in a timely manner. In order for them to succeed in they need to understand and use analytical techniques that convert data into information and to knowledge. Business Intelligence: A Managerial Approach book is designed to provide future managers with a solid foundation of methods and methodologies for intelligently managing businesses; not only with delineating latest theories and concepts but also reinforcing deep understanding with hands-on exercises and best practices. The target audience of the book includes currently practicing managers as well as students who are aspired to become managers of the future enterprises.

The topic coverage of the book includes "Introduction to Business Intelligence"; "Data Warehousing"; "Business Performance Management"; "Data Mining for Business Intelligence"; "Text and Web Mining"; "Business Intelligence Implementation, Integration and Emerging Trends".

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