Category Archives: Decision Models

Challenge Apr-2018 “Up-Selling Rules”

Posted on March 31, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Our Apr-2018 challenge asks DM practitioners to provide decision models  for up-selling rules, examples of which are presented in simple decision tables. As usual, you may extend this use case by sharing your real-world experience with up-selling and cross-selling rules.

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About Our Challenges

Posted on January 24, 2018 by jacobfeldman

Dr. Bob Moore submitted his Drools-based solution for our Jan-2018 Challenge. This is a third solution, and we still are looking for a pure DMN FEEL solution. Bob also wrote: “One of the fun aspects of the DMC challenges is seeing … Continue reading →

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Decision Model for Order Promotions

Posted on January 20, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Our Jan-2018 Challenge deals with a popular business decision problem:  help merchants to define various promotions for their sales orders and to automatically decide which orders are eligible to which promotions. A simple example of promotion: reduce the total cost of … Continue reading →

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Best Challenges/Solutions of 2017: Poll Results

Posted on January 8, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

We received 91 votes for our 2017 Community poll. The challenges/solutions which collected the most votes are presented in the following table: As all votes were anonymous, it’s hard to tell how objective these results are: we do not know … Continue reading →

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Prepare to Vote for the Best Decision Model of 2017

Posted on December 10, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Between Christmas and New Year we will conduct the public opinion poll to determine the best decision model among our Challenges published in 2017. Here they are: Dec: Reindeer Ordering Nov: Soldier Payment Rules Sep: Classify Department Employees Jun: Loan Origination … Continue reading →

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Challenge Nov-2017 “Soldier Payment Rules”

Posted on October 26, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Our Challenge Nov-2017 asks you to help to assemble a payment timeline for a soldier that shows his/her hourly pay rate in any given time period. The payment rates depend on soldier’s rank, profession, service type, unit, and participation in combat. Use any BRMS … Continue reading →

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Seven Reasons to Model Your Business Decisions

Posted on October 12, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Jan Purchase just published an article “Decision Modeling: The Bottom Line“. In particular, he writes: “Decision Models are not just about requirements. The precision of the decision logic view means that decision models can be directly executed. Therefore they can be tested … Continue reading →

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Challenge Sep-2017 “Classify Department Employees”

Posted on September 3, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Our Challenge Sep-2017 asks you to help a human resource office to create a decision model that for each department calculates minimal, maximal, and average salaries along with a number of high-paid employees using rules like “Salary > 85000”. Use any Business … Continue reading →

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Submit Solutions to Challenge “DMN Chapter 11 Example” by 08/31/2017

Posted on July 30, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

So far, we received 4 solutions for the June-2017 Challenge.  During DecisionCAMP-2017 a lot of people expressed their eagerness to see the voting results. Based on requests from practitioners, we decided to give people more time to prepare and submit … Continue reading →

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Blockchain Reference Architecture and Decision Models

Posted on July 6, 2017 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Blockchain technology has the potential to have a major impact on how institutions process transactions and conduct business. Blockchain technology provides a secure transaction ledger database through a decentralized network. It has the potential to reduce operational costs and friction, create … Continue reading →

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