%0 Journal Article %T A chronological study of paradigms for data warehouse design %A Cravero %A A %A Sep¨²lveda %A S %J Ingenier¨ªa e Investigaci¨®n %D 2012 %I Universidad Nacional de Colombia %X data warehouses must homogenise and integrate data from an organisation's areas to extract relevant knowledge for orientating decision-making. this is not an easy task, which is why several approaches have been developed which can be classified according to how information is obtained: supply-driven, demand and a hybrid of the first two. this study offers a conceptual framework and a chronological study of the approaches adopted according to the paradigm used, providing a comprehensive context for better understanding the current state of data warehouses and their evolution. %K data warehouse %K paradigm %K chronological study. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-56092012000200011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en