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decision-maker

n
a person who makes decisions
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decision-maker

[dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkəʳ] Npersona f que toma decisiones
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IDC's Global IoT Decision-Maker Survey, 2019: First Look (IDC #US45407319) identifies the latest investment trends within IoT initiatives as well as the current expectations and concerns of IoT buyers worldwide.
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Prescriptive analytics transforms the decision-making process by identifying growth opportunities through statistical data mining, machine-learning algorithms and prioritized recommendations that are personalized to the individual decision-maker. Using algorithms and methodologies, prescriptive analytics provides the synthesis of Big Data to pinpoint specific insights that inform decision-making.
(9) While they do not advocate eliminating the use of heuristics, Woolley and Fluker argue they should be used along with focusing "directly on the fundamental question: given the nature of this question, who is best positioned to decide it, the court or the decision-maker?" (10) While they recognize that such an approach may give less guidance to courts, the focus on determining the appropriate decision maker in a particular case allows the court to concentrate on the proper issue and avoid situations where the heuristics lead to an incorrect answer.
Metal mineral resources mining project bears large budget, long construction cycle, and high risks and it is influenced by external factors including metal mineral market supply and demand, technological progress and policies, and internal factors including decision-maker's working capacity and psychological bias, which could take effect on evaluation of metal mineral resources mining project [1].
After the story concludes, Bakke provides the reader with a wrap-up that summarizes the "basic assumptions of a decision-maker culture," the qualities of decision makers, and how an advice process works.

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