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How to Learn from Others: Transfer Machine Learning with Additive Regression Models to Improve Sales Forecasting

Hirt, Robin 1; Kühl, Niklas ORCID iD icon 1; Peker, Yusuf 1; Satzger, Gerhard ORCID iD icon 1
1 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

In a variety of business situations, the introduction or improvement of machine learning approaches is impaired as these cannot draw on existing analytical models. However, in many cases similar problems may have already been solved elsewhere—but the accumulated analytical knowledge cannot be tapped to solve a new problem, e.g., because of privacy barriers.

For the particular purpose of sales forecasting for similar entities, we propose a transfer machine learning approach based on additive regression models that lets new entities benefit from models of existing entities. We evaluate the approach on a rich, multi-year dataset of multiple restaurant branches. We differentiate the options to simply transfer models from one branch to another (“zero shot”) or to transfer and adapt them. We analyze feasibility and performance against several forecasting benchmarks. The results show the potential of the approach to exploit the collectively available analytical knowledge.

Thus, we contribute an approach that is generalizable beyond sales forecasting and the specific use case in particular. In addition, we demonstrate its feasibility for a typical use case as well as the potential for improving forecasting quality. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.1109/CBI49978.2020.00010
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Zitationen: 4
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Marketing (IISM)
Karlsruhe Service Research Institute (KSRI)
Publikationstyp Proceedingsbeitrag
Publikationsdatum 20.06.2020
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISBN: 978-1-72819-926-9
KITopen-ID: 1000119396
Erschienen in 22nd IEEE Conference on Business Informatics, CBI 2020, Antwerp, Belgium, 22 - 24 June 2020
Veranstaltung 22nd IEEE Conference on Business Informatics (IEEE CBI 2020), Antwerpen, Belgien, 22.06.2020 – 24.06.2020
Verlag Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Seiten 20-29
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 17.05.2020
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