OLAP FOR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING - A Proof of Concept

Eitel J. M. Lauría, Carlos A. Greco

2010

Abstract

We describe the design of an in-memory OLAP model for financial planning, analysis and reporting at a medium sized manufacturing company in South America. The architecture and data model design are explained within the context of the company’s requirements and constraints.

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Lauría E. and Greco C. (2010). OLAP FOR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING - A Proof of Concept . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: DMIA, (ICSOFT 2010) ISBN 978-989-8425-22-5, pages 347-355. DOI: 10.5220/0003042603470355


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@conference{dmia10,
author={Eitel J. M. Lauría and Carlos A. Greco},
title={OLAP FOR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING - A Proof of Concept},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: DMIA, (ICSOFT 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={347-355},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003042603470355},
isbn={978-989-8425-22-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: DMIA, (ICSOFT 2010)
TI - OLAP FOR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING - A Proof of Concept
SN - 978-989-8425-22-5
AU - Lauría E.
AU - Greco C.
PY - 2010
SP - 347
EP - 355
DO - 10.5220/0003042603470355