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In the modern information era, managers must recognize the competitive opportunities represented by decision-support tools. Adaptive business intelligence systems combine prediction and optimization techniques to assist decision makers in complex, rapidly changing environments. These systems address the fundamental questions: What is likely to happen in the future? And what is the best decision right now? Adaptive Business Intelligence includes elements of data mining, predictive modeling, forecasting, optimization, and adaptability. The authors have considerable academic research backgrounds in artificial intelligence and related fields, combined with years of practical consulting experience in businesses and industries worldwide. In this book they explain the science and application of numerous prediction and optimization techniques, as well as how these concepts can be used to develop adaptive systems. The techniques covered include linear regression, time-series forecasting, decision trees and tables, artificial neural networks, genetic programming, fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, tabu search, ant systems, and agent-based modeling. This book is suitable for business and IT managers who make decisions in complex industrial and service environments, nonspecialists who want to understand the science behind better predictions and decisions, and students and researchers who need a quick introduction to this field.

Information Technology --- Artificial Intelligence --- Industrial management --- Information technology --- Business intelligence. --- Decision making. --- Data processing. --- Management. --- Computer science. --- Operations research. --- Information technology. --- Business --- Data mining. --- Computers. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Application software. --- Computer Science. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- IT in Business. --- Computing Methodologies. --- Operation Research/Decision Theory. --- Computer Applications. --- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. --- Business espionage --- Competitive intelligence --- Corporate intelligence --- Economic espionage --- Espionage, Business --- Espionage, Economic --- Espionage, Industrial --- Industrial espionage --- Intelligence, Business --- Intelligence, Corporate --- Business ethics --- Competition, Unfair --- Confidential business information --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Operations Research/Decision Theory. --- Algorithmic knowledge discovery --- Factual data analysis --- KDD (Information retrieval) --- Knowledge discovery in data --- Knowledge discovery in databases --- Mining, Data --- Database searching --- Informatics --- Science --- Operational analysis --- Operational research --- Industrial engineering --- Management science --- Research --- System theory --- IT (Information technology) --- Technology --- Telematics --- Information superhighway --- Knowledge management --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Business—Data processing. --- Application computer programs --- Application computer software --- Applications software --- Apps (Computer software) --- Computer software --- Deciding --- Decision (Psychology) --- Decision analysis --- Decision processes --- Making decisions --- Management --- Management decisions --- Choice (Psychology) --- Problem solving --- Decision making --- Industrial management - Decision making --- Industrial management - Data processing --- Information technology - Management --- Business intelligence