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Opportunities and Challenges in Big Data Analytics for Decision Making: An Integrated Framework

  • Wafa’ Za’al Alma’aitah,
  • Fatima N. AL-Aswadi,
  • Addy Quraan,
  • Nader Abdel Karim and ,
  • Hussein Alahmer and
  • Mohamad Y. Mustafa
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

4 September 2026

Big Data Analytics (BDA) has evolved from a predominantly technical batch function into a socio-technical capability integrating cloud-native platforms, stream processing, Lakehouse architecture, machine learning operations (MLOps), visualization, go...

(This article belongs to the Section Human–Computer Interactions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
21,875 Views
29 Pages

14 July 2025

The rapid proliferation of wearable sensors and advanced tracking technologies has revolutionized data collection in elite sports, enabling continuous monitoring of athletes’ physiological and biomechanical states. This study proposes a compreh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Big Data and Data-Driven Research in Sports)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,531 Views
30 Pages

Towards Developing Big Data Analytics for Machining Decision-Making

  • Angkush Kumar Ghosh,
  • Saman Fattahi and
  • Sharifu Ura

This paper presents a systematic approach to developing big data analytics for manufacturing process-relevant decision-making activities from the perspective of smart manufacturing. The proposed analytics consist of five integrated system components:...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,246 Views
28 Pages

Smart Multi-Sensor Platform for Analytics and Social Decision Support in Agriculture

  • Titus Balan,
  • Catalin Dumitru,
  • Gabriela Dudnik,
  • Enrico Alessi and ,
  • Suzanne Lesecq,
  • Marc Correvon,
  • Fabio Passaniti and
  • Antonella Licciardello
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

24 July 2020

Smart agriculture based on new types of sensors, data analytics and automation, is an important enabler for optimizing yields and maximizing efficiency to feed the world’s growing population while limiting environmental pollution. The aim of th...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,644 Views
37 Pages

15 April 2026

Autonomous supply chains (ASC) are the next generation of digitally empowered logistics and operations systems that can make adaptive, data-driven, and intelligent decisions. Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins (DT), and predic...

(This article belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,003 Views
7 Pages

8 September 2025

The integration of the industrial Internet and big data analytics is reshaping enterprise decision-making models and providing new momentum for the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing industries. In this study, a decision suppor...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 8th Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2025)
  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
19,587 Views
52 Pages

3 October 2025

Cognitive biases continue to pose significant challenges in executive decision-making, often leading to strategic inefficiencies, misallocation of resources, and flawed risk assessments. While traditional decision-making relies on intuition and exper...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
77 Citations
32,072 Views
28 Pages

28 February 2021

Interest in smart cities (SCs) and big data analytics (BDA) has increased in recent years, revealing the bond between the two fields. An SC is characterized as a complex system of systems involving various stakeholders, from planners to citizens. Wit...

(This article belongs to the Section Smart Data)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,238 Views
74 Pages

This narrative review examines how big data analytics supports geospatial decision-making in smart cities through the combined roles of spatial data foundations, GeoAI methods, and urban digital twins. Methodologically, the article follows a structur...

(This article belongs to the Topic The Geography of Digital Twin: Concepts, Architectures, Modeling, AI and Applications)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
647 Views
25 Pages

Data Analytics Capabilities and Decision-Making in Construction: Global Insights and Implications for New Zealand SMEs

  • James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi and
  • Upuli Rasanjani Kaluarachchi Kaluarachchillage

13 August 2026

Inefficiencies and low productivity persist in the construction industry due to limited digital integration and weak data use in decision-making. This study examines how internal data analytics, such as the systematic use of organisational data-like...

(This article belongs to the Collection Construction Management – Future Innovations, Methods, Techniques and Technologies)
  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,095 Views
23 Pages

A Review of Uncertain Decision-Making Methods in Energy Management Using Text Mining and Data Analytics

  • Madjid Tavana,
  • Akram Shaabani,
  • Francisco Javier Santos-Arteaga and
  • Iman Raeesi Vanani

1 August 2020

The managerial and environmental studies conducted in the energy research area reflect its substantial importance, particularly when optimizing and modifying consumption patterns, transitioning to renewable sources away from fossil ones, and designin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Uncertain Decision Making Methods in Energy Policies for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
7,152 Views
28 Pages

Agroeconomic Indexes and Big Data: Digital Marketing Analytics Implications for Enhanced Decision Making with Artificial Intelligence-Based Modeling

  • Nikolaos T. Giannakopoulos,
  • Marina C. Terzi,
  • Damianos P. Sakas,
  • Nikos Kanellos and ,
  • Kanellos S. Toudas and
  • Stavros P. Migkos
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 January 2024

Agriculture firms face an array of struggles, most of which are financial; thus, the role of decision making is discerned as highly important. The agroeconomic indexes (AEIs) of Agriculture Employment Rate (AER), Chemical Product Price Index (CPPI),...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Economics and Business Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,440 Views
27 Pages

A Big Data Analytics Framework with Interactive Dashboards for Decision-Support in Ecuador’s Agricultural Sector

  • Ashley Aguilar-Serrano,
  • Jean Ávila-Villaprado,
  • Maritza Pinta and
  • Bertha Mazon-Olivo

Ecuador’s agricultural sector plays a strategic role in the national economy; however, agricultural data remains fragmented across heterogeneous and isolated sources, limiting integrated analysis and evidence-based decision-making. This study p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Data Management in Data Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,993 Views
32 Pages

11 September 2025

This study introduces a novel informatics framework for assessing regional sustainability by integrating Twin Mean-Variance Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis (TMV-TSDEA) with a desirability-based decision analytics system. The model evaluates both...

  • Article
  • Open Access
474 Views
52 Pages

Explainable Fuzzy Learner Modelling and Learning Analytics for Human-Centered Teacher Decision Support: A Vocational Education Case Study

  • Eleni Papachristou,
  • Christos Troussas,
  • Akrivi Krouska,
  • Christos Papakostas and
  • Cleo Sgouropoulou

20 September 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based educational systems increasingly support personalised learning, adaptive feedback, and learning analytics. However, these capabilities are often addressed separately, with comparatively less attention paid to their...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy in Adaptive Learning Systems: Modeling Uncertainty, Information Dynamics and Personalized Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,248 Views
26 Pages

11 February 2022

In this paper, an intelligent data analysis method for modeling and optimizing energy efficiency in smart buildings through Data Analytics (DA) is proposed. The objective of this proposal is to provide a Decision Support System (DSS) able to support...

(This article belongs to the Topic Scientific Advances in STEM: Synergies to Achieve Success, 2nd Volume)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,188 Views
54 Pages

7 May 2026

Business intelligence (BI) and business process management (BPM) have traditionally addressed related managerial problems from partly separate perspectives, while big data analytics, process mining, generative AI, and decision support systems are inc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digitalization, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Business Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,615 Views
20 Pages

19 February 2026

Management Information Systems (MIS) are increasingly expected to support real-time, evidence-based decision-making and to automate routine workflows. Nevertheless, many organizations still struggle to transform heterogeneous, high-velocity data into...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital and Data-Driven Systems Engineering: Bridging Theory and Practice)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,245 Views
31 Pages

11 July 2025

Research on augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) demonstrated their potential to support decision-making in construction. However, most efforts emphasized technological advancements, often overlooking how to present and interact with informa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality: Immersive Applications and Innovative Techniques: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
417 Views
23 Pages

11 September 2026

Geopolitical conflict, tariff shocks, and rapidly evolving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulation have made global supply chains markedly less predictable. This study examined how manufacturing supply chain decision-makers perceive si...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Supply Chains Management and Sustainability)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,044 Views
5 Pages

This research identifies patterns of conflicting interorganisational information exchange requirements in precinct modelling and simulation (M&S) depending on the interaction and expertise of the collaborating actors. Internationally surveying le...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,281 Views
18 Pages

29 October 2024

In recent years, much effort has been put into developing dedicated dashboards for instructors, in which data about students’ activity are presented. However, in many cases, such endeavors take a top-down approach and do not involve instructors...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Unleashing the Potential of E-learning in Higher Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
432 Views
40 Pages

11 August 2026

This study presents a comparative analysis of urban land-use sustainability in Barcelona and Izmir using a four-tier Decision Support Framework (DSF) supported by automated Google Earth Engine workflows. The framework integrates open satellite data,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategic Planning for Urban Sustainability (Second Edition))
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,395 Views
35 Pages

Pandemic Analytics by Advanced Machine Learning for Improved Decision Making of COVID-19 Crisis

  • Konstantinos Demertzis,
  • Dimitrios Taketzis,
  • Dimitrios Tsiotas,
  • Lykourgos Magafas and ,
  • Lazaros Iliadis and
  • Panayotis Kikiras
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 July 2021

With the advent of the first pandemic wave of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the question arises as to whether the spread of the virus will be controlled by the application of preventive measures or will follow a differ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advance in Machine Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,627 Views
17 Pages

25 June 2023

Using biomass ash to partially replace cement reduces the cement industry’s environmental impact and prevents these agro-industrial wastes from ending up in landfills, eroding soils, or being openly burned. This research aims to select three bi...

(This article belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
116 Views
35 Pages

11 November 2026

Effective construction-equipment monitoring requires persistent equipment-level information linking visual observations to utilization and planning decisions. This study develops and evaluates an identity-centered framework integrating ten-class YOLO...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
266 Views
26 Pages

8 October 2026

Learning analytical chemistry requires not only mastery of analytical and calculation methods but also the ability to make consistent experimental decisions. This study tested a process-oriented assessment framework based on the experimental decision...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,382 Views
13 Pages

Virtual Reality-Based Parallel Coordinates Plots Enhanced with Explainable AI and Data-Science Analytics for Decision-Making Processes

  • Szymon Bobek,
  • Sławomir K. Tadeja,
  • Łukasz Struski,
  • Przemysław Stachura and ,
  • Timoleon Kipouros,
  • Jacek Tabor,
  • Grzegorz J. Nalepa and
  • Per Ola Kristensson
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

30 December 2021

We present a refinement of the Immersive Parallel Coordinates Plots (IPCP) system for Virtual Reality (VR). The evolved system provides data-science analytics built around a well-known method for visualization of multidimensional datasets in VR. The...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
569 Views
23 Pages

Entropy-Based Fuzzy Data Analytics for Time-Sequential Decision Making: A Case Study in Supply Chain Optimisation

  • Bahram Farhadinia,
  • Raza Nowrozy,
  • Atefe Taghavi,
  • Mansoureh Maadi and
  • Savitri Bevinakoppa

Decision-making problems in complex environments are often characterised by uncertainty, vagueness, and dynamically evolving information. In such contexts, decision makers may express hesitant and fluctuating evaluations over time, which cannot be ad...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fuzzy Data Analytics: Current Trends and Future Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,905 Views
18 Pages

30 January 2024

This paper introduces a pioneering model that merges coupled Markov chains (CMC) with the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) to enhance multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) amidst the dynamic interplay of criteria. Traditional MCDM frameworks o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Perspectives in Fuzzy Sets and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,273 Views
18 Pages

Machine Learning-Driven Approach for Large Scale Decision Making with the Analytic Hierarchy Process

  • Marcos Antonio Alves,
  • Ivan Reinaldo Meneghini,
  • António Gaspar-Cunha and
  • Frederico Gadelha Guimarães

26 January 2023

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) multicriteria method can be cognitively demanding for large-scale decision problems due to the requirement for the decision maker to make pairwise evaluations of all alternatives. To address this issue, this paper...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multiple Criteria Decision Making, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,162 Views
24 Pages

2 October 2021

Tech mining is an analytical method of technology monitoring that can reveal technology trends in different industries. Patent databases are the major sources for information retrieval by tech mining methods. The majority of the commercially viable r...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
453 Views
26 Pages

26 August 2026

Prescriptive analytics uses predictions to recommend decisions, but its superiority over the current approach is commonly evaluated on historical data in which only the cost of the implemented decision is observed. When a prescribed decision differs...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Logistics and Scheduling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
273 Views
39 Pages

Modeling the Decision Structure of Contractor Selection in Medium-Scale Mining: An Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach

  • Edison Ramírez-Olivares,
  • Ignacio Morales-Ahumada,
  • Esteban Urdanivia-Pinto and
  • Juan Alfaro Robles

12 October 2026

The increasing outsourcing of critical activities in the mining industry has transformed contractor selection into a strategic decision that is closely associated with operational risk management and the integration of critical capabilities within hi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
552 Views
21 Pages

6 July 2026

Clinical prediction rules often suffer from a translation gap, balancing high-dimensional statistical accuracy against practical bedside interpretability. This study presents the Surgical Complication Risk Index (S-CRI), an explainable, data-decouple...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI-Driven Health and Wellbeing: Self-Monitoring, Early Detection, and Multi-Criteria Personalized Decision Support)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,166 Views
14 Pages

12 October 2019

The relevant role of freight lorry parking facilities as a tool to reduce nuisances and impact of economic activities in densely populated urban areas is widely recognised in the literature. Nevertheless, the literature currently lacks specific contr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Decision Support Systems for Urban Logistics Planning: Multi-Stakeholder and Participative Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,062 Views
20 Pages

Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process for Strategic Decision Making in Electric Vehicle Adoption

  • Pasura Aungkulanon,
  • Walailak Atthirawong and
  • Pongchanun Luangpaiboon

21 April 2023

In response to the requirement to address the global climate crisis in urban areas caused by the logistics sector, an increasing number of governments around the world have begun aggressive strategic actions to encourage manufacturers and consumers t...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,211 Views
30 Pages

20 September 2023

Following the financial crisis of the last decade and the increasing complexity of financial products, the European Union has introduced investor protection tools that require professionals to carry out a client profiling process. The aim is to offer...

(This article belongs to the Section E5: Financial Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,731 Views
16 Pages

26 February 2021

The Airport ground handling services (AGHS) equipment supplier provider selection requires a safety guarantee in terms of the daily operations AGHS provider. AGHS providers seek to avoid aircraft damage and airline delays and ensure the provision of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Operational Research Tools for Solving Sustainable Engineering Problems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,501 Views
17 Pages

15 October 2021

In modern systems, there is a tendency to model issues more accurately with low computational cost and considering multiscale decision-making which increases the complexity of the optimization. Therefore, it is necessary to develop tools to cope with...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Energy Systems Planning and Scheduling in Energy Markets: The Role of Flexibility for the Energy Transition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,922 Views
22 Pages

SNAPS: Sensor Analytics Point Solutions for Detection and Decision Support Systems

  • Eric S. McLamore,
  • Shoumen Palit Austin Datta,
  • Victoria Morgan,
  • Nicholas Cavallaro and ,
  • Greg Kiker,
  • Daniel M. Jenkins,
  • Yue Rong,
  • Carmen Gomes,
  • Jonathan Claussen and
  • Evangelyn C. Alocilja
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

13 November 2019

In this review, we discuss the role of sensor analytics point solutions (SNAPS), a reduced complexity machine-assisted decision support tool. We summarize the approaches used for mobile phone-based chemical/biological sensors, including general hardw...

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,796 Views
12 Pages

19 May 2023

The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has been a widely used method for handling multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems since the 1980s. However, it postulates that criteria are independent and static, which may not always hold true in realist...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
18,643 Views
28 Pages

Organizations may examine both past and present data with the aid of information management, giving them access to all the knowledge they need to make sound strategic choices. For the majority of contemporary enterprises, using data to make relevant,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,597 Views
25 Pages

16 June 2024

This research presents an innovative data fusion model that utilizes Monte Carlo simulations (MC) and the Gray Analytic Hierarchy Process (G-AHP) to address the complexity and uncertainty in decision-making processes, particularly in selecting sustai...

(This article belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,792 Views
19 Pages

21 June 2021

Industries have to integrate environmental, social, and economic aspects into their supply chain management to achieve sustainability. Hence, the industry needs to take appropriate actions in choosing the right suppliers. The aim of this study is to...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
69 Citations
4,835 Views
30 Pages

Intelligent Decision Support for Energy Management: A Methodology for Tailored Explainability of Artificial Intelligence Analytics

  • Dimitrios P. Panagoulias,
  • Elissaios Sarmas,
  • Vangelis Marinakis,
  • Maria Virvou and ,
  • George A. Tsihrintzis and
  • Haris Doukas
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 October 2023

This paper presents a novel development methodology for artificial intelligence (AI) analytics in energy management that focuses on tailored explainability to overcome the “black box” issue associated with AI analytics. Our approach addre...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Explainability in AI and Machine Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
101 Citations
7,034 Views
21 Pages

27 July 2020

Additive manufacturing (AM) became widespread through several organizations due to its benefits in providing design freedom, inventory improvement, cost reduction, and supply chain design. Process planning in AM involving various AM technologies is a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Additive Manufacturing and System: From Methods to Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,106 Views
26 Pages

25 February 2022

Data science can help farmers when making a decision about tractor purchase. Buying a tractor represents a big investment for farmers, and price is one of their main concerns. This study presents the development of a web-based decision support tool (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,800 Views
18 Pages

20 September 2020

Bridge expansion and contraction installation (BECI) has proved to be an indispensable component of bridge structures due to its stability, comfort, and durability benefits. At present, conventional replacement technologies for modular-type, comb pla...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Material Science in Transportation and Construction Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,269 Views
18 Pages

Evaluating and Prioritizing Barriers for Sustainable E-Learning Using Analytic Hierarchy Process-Group Decision Making

  • Quadri Noorulhasan Naveed,
  • Adel Ibrahim Qahmash,
  • Muna Al-Razgan,
  • Karishma M. Qureshi and ,
  • Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi and
  • Ali A. Alwan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 July 2022

E-Learning is a popular computer-based teaching–learning system that has been rapidly gaining global attention during and post COVID-19. The leaping changes in digital technology have enabled E-Learning to become more effective in recent years....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue E-learning, Digital Learning, and Digital Communication Used for Education Sustainability)

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