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- Udecide (exe)
- Udecide is a computer program that not only solves decisions but also develops decision making skills. It simplifies the steps and helps users to visualize the decision making process. The program is delivered with several examples that can be studied or modified for teaching or learning purposes. This version is...
- Tags: Decision-making, Advanced Learning Techniques, Udecide, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-06-30
- Making a case: How to become a thought leader and influence decisions
- Decision making has been a popular topic of academic research and best-selling business books, due, perhaps, to an apparently fascinating fact: seemingly intelligent people are perfectly capable of making blatantly stupid decisions. Here's how to avoid being in that group. by Ilya Bogorad
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Benefit, Decision-making, Decision Criteria, Ilya Bogorad, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips for Reducing Your Inbox From Thousands to Just a Few Emails - Level 100
- Many people wind up with hundreds and sometimes thousands of email messages in their inbox because they do not make a decision on what to do with each message. The viewer of this webcast will learn about McGhee Productivity Solutions' decision making model that enables to make a decision on...
- Tags: Inbox, Webcast, Microsoft Office, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Management
- Webcasts
- Honeywell Builds Secure Process Knowledge Systems With Microsoft Technology
- Honeywell Process Solutions HPS builds and delivers automation products and services to support a wide range of heavy industries, including refining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, mining, and energy. The reliability and security of control systems in these industries is critical not only to efficient plant operation and business success, but also to...
- Tags: Honeywell International Inc., Knowledge, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Honeywell Process Solutions, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Case studies
- Casino Drives Better Management Decision Making, Lower Costs With Reporting Solution
- For Muckleshoot Indian Casino, success can be measured by the income provided to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and by impressive growth. The IT group sought to address the challenges that accompany growth: more people needing more information, more complexity requiring more structured business processes, and the challenge of maintaining a...
- Tags: Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Casino, Microsoft Windows, Operational Planning, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Hardware, Management
- Case studies
- Improved Business Analytics Solution Enables Faster Decision Making
- Microsoft deployed an internal tool called Rhythm Of the Business ROB to help its financial analysts and top executives support global sales and marketing strategies with up-to-date progress reports for key business metrics. The team upgraded the solution to take advantage of Microsoft Office Excel 2007, which helps business users...
- Tags: Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Business Analytics, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Marketing Research, Office Suites, Software, Marketing
- Case studies
- Leading Technology Contractor Improves Decision-Making and Efficiency With New Business Intelligence Solution
- Apogen's current reporting tool requires a labor-intensive manual process to analyze operations. The company needs a business-intelligence solution that provides flexible and timely analysis to empower optimal decision-making. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner LMR Solutions, Apogen is designing a business-intelligence solution based on the 2007 Microsoft Office system that...
- Tags: Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Technology Contractor, Apogen, Business-intelligence Solution, Tools & Techniques, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- French Distributor Enhances Decision Making With Business Intelligence Tools
- Leading French retail distributor and business-to-business telecommunications solutions provider SFD historically used Business Objects software to report on business performance. While this technology effectively analysed commercial data, it could not integrate information from operational areas such as human resources, IT, and financial accounting. To solve the problem, the company decided...
- Tags: Distributor, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Pricing, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Marketing
- Case studies
- Nekoosa Coated Products Implements E-Business Infrastructure in Four Weeks
- Nekoosa Coated Products is part of the Dunsirn Partners, LLC group of companies. The company wanted to build a new Oracle infrastructure from scratch in 30 days following the sale of the company to Dunsirn Partners. The challenge was to gain the ability to add functionality moving forward and ensure...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Decision-making, E-business, Nekoosa Coated Products, Tools & Techniques, Linux, Management, Operating Systems, Software
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- Quick Start Guide
- In order to provide proper decision-making information must be easy to read and comprehend, focusing on business priorities and filtering out information that isn't relevant. There is a vast number of Business Intelligence solutions (such as Scorecards, KPIs, EIS applications and digital dashboards) offering a real-time and visual summary of...
- Tags: Gauge, Decision-making, Information, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers
- Leading Petrochemical Manufacturer Enhances Collaboration, Decision Making
- As a leading petrochemical manufacturer striving to retain its leadership position in an increasingly competitive market, Houston-based Lyondell needed to address the twin challenges of globalization and rising petroleum prices. Generally, employees needed more powerful communication and collaboration tools; specifically, they needed real-time feedback loops for helping to make decisions...
- Tags: Collaboration, Petroleum, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Globalization, Leadership, Telecom & Utilities, Groupware, Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- The Shaw Group Inc. Speeds Decision Making With Rapid Access to Real-Time Information
- With 288 companies and hundreds of offices and project sites around the world, The Shaw Group saw a need to streamline and integrate its inter-company business and provide its employees with holistic project views. The company decided to consolidate its seven information systems into one, standardizing on JD Edwards World....
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., Decision-making, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Strategy, Microsoft Office, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Office Suites
- Case studies
- Oracle Case Study: Theppadungporn Coconut Company Limited (TCC)
- Theppadungporn Coconut Company Limited TCC wanted to provide better integration of financial information to improve management of complex export-based business and increase efficiency of manufacturing and inventory operations by reducing manual, paper-based processes. The company wanted to eliminate data duplication, inaccuracies and errors and improve scalability of information systems to...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Decision-making, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Management
- Case studies
- Japanese Construction Company Builds Success With Integrated Communication
- Founded in 1920, Yamaura has 300 employees, 16 branch offices, and annual revenues of approximately U.S.$187 million. Yamaura was using IBM Lotus Notes to share business information, but the software failed to deliver the functionality that Yamaura required. Working with Nisseicom, a Microsoft Certified Partner, Yamaura used Microsoft Office Professional...
- Tags: Collaboration, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Yamaura, Tools & Techniques, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Major European Carrier Enhances Management Decision Making and IT Management
- OJSC Rostelecom is Russia's national long-distance telecommunications operator. Historically, the company supported its activities with a range of disparate information systems. These were developed over time to address specific business functions from general accounting to project management. Lack of integration between systems made it difficult to access current management information...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Carrier, OJSC Rostelecom, Telephony, Strategy, Networking, Management
- Case studies
- Microsoft Gives Powerful Support to Executive Decision Making Process With Enhanced Functionality in Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Microsoft deployed an internal application called Rhythm Of the Business ROB to help some 3,400 of its financial analysts and top executives around the world support the company's global sales and marketing strategies with up-to-date reports on progress against key business metrics. The original solution, developed for use with earlier...
- Tags: Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Case studies
- Oil Company Deploys New Management Tool, Enhances Distributor Collaboration
- Total Oil Turkey is part of the world's fourth largest oil and gas company. To eliminate inefficient, manual accounting, reporting, and sales processes, the company migrated its 14 distributors to a standard, centrally managed accounting system based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. After only two months of preliminary analysis and a...
- Tags: Accounting, Collaboration, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Total Oil Turkey, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Services, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies
- Manufacturer Improves Data Visibility and Enhances Decision Making With New Business Solution
- Established in Poland in 1916, Kujawaska Fabryka Manometer KFM is a measurement equipment manufacturer that makes and distributes state-of-the-art pressure and temperature metering equipment, such as manometers and thermometers. The multinational asked KFM employees to exchange financial information on a daily basis with WIKA head office in Germany and other...
- Tags: Decision-making, Manufacturer, Microsoft Corp., Manufacturing, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Case studies
- Callers Get Better Nonprofit Referrals, Funders Get Data for Better Decision Making
- The United Ways of Massachusetts wanted to help connect people in need of service with the nonprofit or state entities providing that service, as well as to get better information about the demand for the services they were funding. They meet those needs with Smart Locator from Microsoft Gold Certified...
- Tags: Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- Malaysian Inland Revenue Board Speeds Up Decision Making Process With Push Email
- The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia IRB collects taxes on behalf of the Malaysian Government. Its ageing messaging system could not keep pace with the changing communications needs of an increasingly mobile workforce; and a lack of Web mail messaging and wireless email access hindered effective communications and productivity within...
- Tags: Revenue, Board, Microsoft Exchange Server, Decision-making, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Workforce, E-mail, Groupware, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
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