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Machine learning: problems we solve

15 problems machine learning bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.

Machine learning problems

15 articles

Our Demand Forecasting Is Basically One Buyer's Gut Feel. What Happens When She Retires?

Machine learning

When one experienced buyer forecasts demand from memory, the business depends on them. We capture their judgement in a forecast model the whole team can use.

Why Are We Overstocked on Some Products and Out of Stock on Others at the Same Time?

Machine learning

Too much of the wrong stock and not enough of the right. We build machine learning demand forecasts per product so cash goes into stock that actually sells.

Our Complaints Are Logged as 'Other' or Free Text. How Do We Find Out What Is Actually Going Wrong?

Machine learning

When complaints are logged as free text or 'Other', patterns stay hidden. We use machine learning to categorise complaints at volume and trace them to causes.

We Price Every Job by Gut Feel and Win the Unprofitable Ones. Can Machine Learning Help?

Machine learning

When quotes are priced by instinct, you win the jobs you underpriced. We use your past job data to predict true cost and flag quotes likely to lose money.

We Keep Finding Out an Order Was Fraudulent After It Has Shipped. How Do We Catch It Earlier?

Machine learning

Chargebacks and bad orders found after dispatch cost stock and fees. We build machine learning order scoring that holds risky orders before they leave.

Our Sales Team Scores Leads by Instinct and Good Ones Go Cold. How Do We Fix It?

Machine learning

When reps pick leads by instinct, strong ones sit untouched. We build machine learning lead scoring from your CRM history so the best leads get called first.

Our Vans Get Serviced on a Calendar but Still Break Down in Between. What Is the Alternative?

Machine learning

Calendar servicing misses vans that are about to fail. We use your telematics, fault codes and repair history to predict which vehicles need attention now.

Why Are We Always Overstaffed on Quiet Days and Short on Busy Ones?

Machine learning

Guessing staffing levels leaves people idle one day and swamped the next. We build demand forecasts that tell you how many staff each shift actually needs.

Why Can Nobody Tell Me How Much We Spend With Each Supplier or on Each Category?

Machine learning

Supplier names recorded ten ways and spend coded to sundries hide the real picture. We use machine learning to clean and classify spend so you can see it.

Our Data Scientist Left and Nobody Can Run the Model They Built. What Now?

Machine learning

When the data scientist leaves, the model often lives on their laptop. We recover it, rebuild it as a documented, scheduled system, and make it maintainable.

We Have Years of Business Data. How Can I Use Machine Learning on It?

Machine learning

Lots of data does not tell you what to predict. We start from the decisions your business makes and work back to the machine learning your data can support.

How Do I Stop Sending Discount Codes to Customers Who Would Have Bought Anyway?

Machine learning

Blanket discounts reward customers who would pay full price. We build machine learning targeting so offers go to the customers they actually persuade.

We Approve Trade Credit Accounts on Gut Feel and Some Never Pay. How Do We Decide Better?

Machine learning

Trade credit decided by instinct lets bad payers in and good ones wait. We build machine learning credit scoring from your own payment history to guide you.

We Only Find Out Stock Has Gone Missing at the Annual Stocktake. Can We Spot It Sooner?

Machine learning

Shrinkage discovered months later cannot be traced. We use machine learning on your stock movements to flag unusual losses by site, product and pattern early.

Our Sales Forecast Is Whatever the Reps Say It Is. How Do We Get a Number the Board Can Trust?

Machine learning

A sales forecast built from reps' gut feel misses every quarter. We build machine learning forecasts from your CRM history showing what the pipeline will close.