Category Archives: Challenges

Challenge June-2021 “Where is gold?”

Posted on June 2, 2021 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This month we asked our readers to use their favorite BR/DM tools or just common sense to solve a simple puzzle “Which box contains the gold?” The very first quick solution by Jan Vanthienen uses decision tables to classify different … Continue reading →

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Challenge May-2021 “COVID Testing”

Posted on May 11, 2021 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Our May-2021 Challenge asks you to implement a decision model that determines who should undergo subsequent COVID-19 testing based on a number of symptoms for COVID-19 were identified, such as coughing, sneezing, or fever. Depending on the number of symptoms … Continue reading →

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Requests to BR&DM Vendors and Practitioners

Posted on February 21, 2021 by decisionmanagementcommunity

We sent the following requests to different vendors and practitioners who developed and/or use Digital Decisioning Platforms. If you haven’t received them, here they are: 

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December Challenge “Virtual Chess Tournament”

Posted on November 30, 2020 by jacobfeldman

As the Queen’s Gambit movie brings attention to chess, try to solve our Dec-2020 Challenge: “Three world champions Fischer, Kasparov, and Karpov played in a virtual chess tournament. Each player played 7 games against two other opponents. Each player received … Continue reading →

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Challenge Sep-2020: Compressing Decision Tables

Posted on September 9, 2020 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Using common sense people can replace larger decision tables with smaller ones. However, when a decision table includes more attributes (columns), the manual compression of the decision table becomes difficult or impossible even if you allow a certain level of … Continue reading →

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July-2020 Challenge “Spatial Business Rules”

Posted on June 24, 2020 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Our July Challenge asks you to implement spatial rules oriented to business users not familiar with GIS APIs. Examples of the rules include: 1) If at least one hospital is within 5 km from the Airport increase Spatial Significance Score … Continue reading →

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Bob Moore: building a learning model is a learning process in itself

Posted on May 30, 2020 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Dr. Bob Moore accepted our Jan-2020 Challenge “Nim” and provided a very interesting machine learning solution. He applied a self-learning approach by playing games in which both players use the latest learned strategies that are being constantly improved. In a … Continue reading →

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Gurobi Optimization Application Demos

Posted on May 7, 2020 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Gurobi, a provider of one of the most powerful mathematical optimization solvers,  announced new Optimization Application Demos. Each demo is a proof-of-concept of an application that addresses a challenging and high-value problem.  In particular, it contains another solution for our … Continue reading →

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SaaS is taking over the cloud computing market

Posted on May 3, 2020 by decisionmanagementcommunity

SaaS (Software as a Service) is taking over the cloud computing market. According to Gartner, SaaS growth is averaging $200 billion in year. Customers like SaaS as they only need to pay for what they actually use without owning the underlying … Continue reading →

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Challenge Apr-2020: Doctor Planning

Posted on April 15, 2020 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This month challenge “Doctor Planning” is a simplified version of a real-life case especially important today as described in this post. Submit your solutions using your favorite Business Rules or Decision Optimization tools. Link

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