Business intelligence represents those systems that help companies understand what makes the wheels of the corporation turn and to help predict the future impact of current decisions. These systems play a key role in strategic planning process of the corporation.

Systems that exemplify business intelligence include medical research, customer profiling, market basket analysis, customer contact analysis, market segmentation, scoring, product profitability, and inventory movement.

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