1st Edition

Visual Analytics for Management Translational Science and Applications in Practice

Edited By Elliot Bendoly, Sacha Clark Copyright 2017
198 Pages 58 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

198 Pages 58 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

198 Pages 58 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides students with an in-depth understanding of the concepts, frameworks and processes used to analyze and present visual data for better decision-making. Expert contributors provide guidance in translating complex concepts from large data sets and how this translation drives management practice. The book’s first part provides a descriptive consideration of state-of-the-art... Read more

List of Figure
List of Table
List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction

Part I: The Science of the Art

  1. Incomplete Pictures
  2. Coping with Haystacks
  3. Best Practices in Visual Design
  4. Sustaining Collective Sensemaking in Teams: Five Patterns of Interaction
  5. Processing Data for Visual Network Analysis
  6. Part II: Applied Cases

  7. Visualizing a Real-world Sales Pipeline Process
  8. Framing Wicked Problems Using Co-design and a Hybrid Design Toolset
  9. Visual Support for Complex Repair Operations in a Global Aerospace Company
  10. Point-of-Care Electronic Health Record-Based Visualization Tools
  11. Optimization, Visualization and Data Mapping for HVAC Product Distribution
  12. The Long Way to Intuitive Visual Analysis of Air Traffic Control Data
  13. Data Visualization in History
  14. An Energy Information System to Conserve Electricity in Campus Buildings

Index

Biography

Elliot Bendoly is the 2015 Academy of Management’s Operations Management Division Distinguished Scholar and a Full Professor in the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University, USA.

Sacha Clark is the founder of Mulsanne Management, USA, a firm that assists clients with business strategy development and implementation, productivity enhancement and technology exploitation, and change and transformation management. He has worked with leading companies such as FedEx, General Motors, IBM, Mitsubishi, Procter & Gamble, Pennzoil, Shell, Samsung and WestPac.

"In no other source will you find so much helpful knowledge and so many examples of the psychological and decision-making context behind visual representations of data. Serious visual analytics professionals need to be aware of and address these issues if they wish to be effective."

Thomas H. Davenport, Babson College, USA

"We are at an inflection point in management reporting where the volume and velocity of data has overwhelmed traditional reporting techniques. This book provides the frameworks and case studies to turn management dashboards into actionable decision tools."

John L Merino, Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, FedEx Corporation, USA