Integration is an activity that unites people, equipments, programs but also managerial practices and helps a company to put its knowledge into good use. In Romania, more and more private companies choose to have integrated systems to help them grow. Public owned companies and institutions, for...

Data warehouses have been developed to answer the increasing demands of quality information required by the top managers and economic analysts of organizations. Their importance in now a day business area is unanimous recognized, being the foundation for developing business intelligence systems....

Der Gedanke der Entscheidungsunterstützung durch externe Daten ist nicht neu, so haben beispiels­weise Wirtschaftsdienste und Marktforschungsinstitute mittlerweile eine lange Tradition. Die erfor­der­lichen Informationen aber genau zum richtigen Zeitpunkt, in der richtigen Menge und in...

We develop a preliminary version of an Integrated Longitudinal Business Database (ILBD) that combines administrative records and survey-based data for virtually all employer and nonemployer business units in the United States. In the process, we confront conceptual and practical issues that...

Official statistics do not generally provide poverty statistics for detailed geographic areas. However, local government needs reliable data to design effective policies and actions against poverty and social exclusion. On the other hand, local government agencies usually have access to a wealth...