Category Archives: Most Influential

AI’s Premier Award 2020 goes to Gene Freuder

Posted on April 28, 2020 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The premier AI award, the IJCAI Research Excellence Award, this year goes to Professor Eugene C. Freuder. It is Gene Freuder who said: “We are in the business of helping computers help people make better decisions.” In 1997 in his … Continue reading →

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Remembering Egon Balas

Posted on March 20, 2019 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Egon Balas, a pioneer in integer and disjunctive programming, died on March 18, 2019. He was 96. His life included two imprisonments for joining the communist party to oppose the Nazis during World War II. He later became one of … Continue reading →

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The Most Popular DMCommunity’s Posts of 2018

Posted on December 30, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

Here is the list of the most viewed DMCommunity.org pages and posts in 2018: Page/Post Views Challenge Feb-2018 823 DecisionCAMP-2018 550 Challenge April-2018 508 Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2018 437 Challenge June-2018 422 Challenge Nov-2018 378 Three Levels … Continue reading →

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Lifetime Achievement Award in Decision Management goes to Dr. Charles Forgy

Posted on September 19, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

The first Lifetime Achievement Award in Decision Management goes to Dr. Charles Forgy, the father of rule engines! It was just announced at DecisionCAMP-2018 – see the presentation. Congratulations and a big THANK YOU to Dr. Forgy from all members of … Continue reading →

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Decision Management Most Influential People

Posted on March 9, 2018 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This year DMCommunity.org will try to determine the most influential people in Decision Management technology in 2018. How will we decide whom to include in the DM Most Influential List? Go to this page and nominate your candidates  to the DM Most … Continue reading →

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Addressing Bottlenecks with Theory of Constraints

Posted on July 26, 2016 by decisionmanagementcommunity

This presentation describes how to improve organizational performance using The Theory of Constraints created by late Dr. Eli Goldratt and explained in his book, The Goal.  The thought behind Theory of Constraints is that in every organizational system, there is one … Continue reading →

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