Companies are adopting business intelligence system within their organizations because by using the system reports they can gain the advantages of understanding their internal strength and weaknesses to face external competitors and challenges to increase profits and reduce cost on their everyday operations and processes. (b) One quoted advantage of implementing a Business Intelligence systems is the concept of a ‘single version of the truth’ Explain what this refers to? ‘Single version
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November 2010) Required: Read a case study United Technologies Gathers Competitive Intelligence on the next page and answer the following questions: Questions: 1. Who are the primary sources of competitive intelligence for United Technologies (UTC)? Why? What kinds of information can they provide? 2. Generate a list of questions you would ask of a supplier to a UTC competitor to gain competitive intelligence. 3. Do you think that adherence to its strict legal and ethical code helps or
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Artificial Intelligence as a Positive and Negative Factor in Global Risk Eliezer Yudkowsky (yudkowsky@singinst.org) Forthcoming in Global Catastrophic Risks‚ eds. Nick Bostrom and Milan Cirkovic Draft of August 31‚ 2006 Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence Palo Alto‚ CA Introduction By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it. Of course this problem is not limited to the field of AI. Jacques Monod wrote: "A curious
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Real time Business intelligence in Agent-Oriented supply chain management H.G.D.S.Somadasa Faculty of Information Technology University of Moratuwa iamdinidu@gmail.com Real time Business intelligence in Agent-Oriented supply chain management H.G.D.S.Somadasa Faculty of Information Technology University of Moratuwa iamdinidu@gmail.com Abstract: In the face of highly competitive markets and constant pressure to reduce lead times‚ enterprises today consider supply chain management
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The Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence By Matt Mahoney‚ Nov. 17‚ 2007 When we are able to create machines smarter than humans‚ then those machines could do likewise‚ but much faster. The result will be an explosion of intelligence‚ and according to Vernor Vinge‚ the end of the human era. The Friendly AI Problem The Singularity Institute was founded to counter the threat of unfriendly artificial intelligence‚ losing control of the machines we have built‚ but the problem remains unsolved
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Critically evaluate the claim that general cognitive ability (i.e.‚ intelligence) is shaped by environmental factors. The claim that general cognitive ability is shaped by the environment is supported by various psychologists who believe our interactions with our surroundings enable us to develop certain cognitive abilities including intelligence. These abilities can often be influenced by our family environment‚ the type of education in which we receive and various other environmental interactions
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The Case For and Against Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence has been the subject of many bad "80’s" movies and countless science fiction novels. But what happens when we seriously consider the question of computers that think. Is it possible for computers to have complex thoughts‚ and even emotions‚ like homo sapien? This paper will seek to answer that question and also look at what attempts are being made to make artificial intelligence (hereafter called AI) a reality. Before
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Emotional Intelligence And the Implication for Service Operations Leadership Abstract In recent years companies begin to realize the pivotal position of emotional intelligence and attach more importance on leader’s emotional intelligence development. Actually the emotional intelligence enables leaders to better perform in the workplace. This essay will come to an understanding of emotional intelligence on the basis of the author’s opinion. The first part of the essay includes the historic root
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Summary of A Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences In A Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences‚ Howard Gardner introduces the idea of seven different intelligences‚ combating the idea of contemporary intelligence. Gardner defines the contemporary view of intelligence as‚ an individual ’s intelligence test score based on his or her age with no regard to experience or training. In his words‚ "It is an inborn attribute or faculty of the individual." Gardner defines
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Business Intelligence‚ 2e (Turban/Sharda/Delen/King) Chapter 1 Business Intelligence 1) When faced with a turbulent business environment‚ organizations are best able to survive or even excel by minimizing changes until the environment stabilizes. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 2) The management of Norfolk Southern‚ a large freight railroad company‚ invested in data warehousing technologies. Even though railroad transportation is a mature industry‚ Norfolk Southern gained a competitive advantage
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