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Machine Learning

Teresa JadeMay 6, 2015 0

Behind the scenes in natural language processing: Overcoming key challenges of rule-based systems

Today’s natural language processing (NLP) systems can do some amazing things, including enabling the transformation of unstructured data into structured numerical and/or categorical data. Why is this important? Because once the key information has been identified or a key pattern modeled, the newly created, structured data can be used in

Dan ZaratsianApril 17, 2015 0

Event Stream Processing with Text Analytics

Is text analytics part of your current analytical framework? For many SAS customers, the answer is yes, and they've uncovered significant value as a result. As text data continues to explode both in volume and the rate at which it's being generated, SAS Event Stream Processing can be used to

Analytics

David FroningApril 14, 2015 0

Lenovo Shines an LED on Customers' Perception of Quality

This is a follow up to last week’s blog on understanding your customers’ perceptions of quality. As the world’s largest manufacturer of PCs and tablets, Lenovo is always looking for areas to reduce costs while increasing quality and customer satisfaction. Six months ago, Lenovo implemented the Lenovo Early Detection (LED) system

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Manufacturing

Analytics

David FroningApril 8, 2015 2

Quality is in the eye of the beholder

People are talking about your products. But more importantly, they’re listening. Facebook, Twitter, review sites, and product forums are just a few of the sources that a savvy customer checks when making a buying decision. This reality has fundamentally changed the definition of quality. It’s no longer sufficient to conform

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Manufacturing

Advanced Analytics | Analytics

Fiona McNeillMarch 27, 2015 0

What’s it take to be a data scientist?

In February of this year, the Washington Business Journal reported the US Government appointed its first Chief Data Scientist, DJ Patil. With this, I think it’s now safe to say that Data Science is officially sanctioned as new mode in organizations. Those that can apply the necessary finesse along with

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Internet of Things

David FroningMarch 3, 2015 0

Beyond warranty: The changing face of field quality

Warranties have a long - and some might say - interesting past. But the future is even brighter. New technologies and data sources are transforming our understanding of field quality, enabling deeper insights into product performance and customer preferences. These breakthroughs are accelerating the quest to reduce defects and satisfy customers.

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Manufacturing

Analytics | Internet of Things

Mike HitmarJanuary 26, 2015 0

The intersection of the Internet of Things and manufacturing

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with James Haight of Blue Hill Research regarding the Internet of Things and how it is and will impact manufacturers. We also dipped our toes into other topics, including text analytics and the interesting combination of all these trends. The conversation was captured

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Manufacturing

Customer Intelligence

Kelly McGuireJanuary 8, 2015 1

The 15 actions for Hospitality Executives to take in 2015

By now you have seen dozens of articles with trends and predictions for what the hospitality industry should expect in 2015. I’m not going to add to those, or rehash them exhaustively here. You’ve all probably read them yourself and gathered the highlights: optimism, more acquisitions, transaction volumes will stay

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Hospitality

Customer Intelligence | Data Management

Kelly McGuireDecember 17, 2014 0

The Analytic Hospitality Executive in 2014: A Review

Well, Analytic Hospitality Executives, the year has once again flown by, and here we sit just before the holidays looking back on 2014, and figuring out what it all means for 2015. I traveled even more than usual this year (if that’s even possible), spending a significant amount of time

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Hospitality

Analytics

Fiona McNeillDecember 10, 2014 4

Don’t Second Guess – Depend on Prescriptive Analytics

I don’t know why I’m on this medical theme lately – maybe it’s because my parents are aging. They talk about bits falling off, take lots of naps and describe how body parts don’t work like they used to. They’ve gone to pre-packaged pills – dividing up their medications by

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Blogs

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