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class="wp-workCard wp-workCard_itemContainer"><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--title"><a class="js-work-strip-work-link text-gray-darker" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-title" href="https://www.academia.edu/35961969/DATA_WAREHOUSING_AND_BUSINESS_INTELLIGENCE_COURSEWORK_2">DATA WAREHOUSING AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE COURSEWORK 2</a></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span>MODULE: BIS3214 DATA WAREHOUSING AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE COURSEWORK 2</span><span>, 2017</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span class="js-work-more-abstract-truncated">This work is based on the dataset acquired from a direct marketing campaign conducted by a Portug...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">This work is based on the dataset acquired from a direct marketing campaign conducted by a Portuguese banking institution through phone calls where each customers was often contacted through more than one means of communication. The effect of marketing campaigns on the general public has declined due to economic pressures, competition, and the increase of marketing campaigns over time. 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To mitigate the issue, the so called Dodd-Frank Act requiring tech companies to audit their supply chains in the United States was enacted by the former president Barack Obama in the year 2010. However, only a handful of companies were able to fully audit their supply chains. 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The effect of marketing campaigns on the general public has declined due to economic pressures, competition, and the increase of marketing campaigns over time. 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To mitigate the issue, the so called Dodd-Frank Act requiring tech companies to audit their supply chains in the United States was enacted by the former president Barack Obama in the year 2010. However, only a handful of companies were able to fully audit their supply chains. 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