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In retail sales forecasting, accurately predicting future sales is crucial for inventory management and strategic planning. Traditional methods like LR often fall short due to the complexity of sales data, which includes seasonality and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Priyam Ganguly , Isha Mukherjee

Shopping behaviour analysis through counting and tracking of people in shop-like environments offers valuable information for store operators and provides key insights in the stores layout (e.g. frequently visited spots). Instead of using…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-10 Robin Schrijvers , Steven Puttemans , Timothy Callemein , Toon Goedemé

One key requirement for effective supply chain management is the quality of its inventory management. Various inventory management methods are typically employed for different types of products based on their demand patterns, product…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-11-17 Elham Taghizadeh

Intelligent agents offer a new and exciting way of understanding the world of work. In this paper we apply agent-based modeling and simulation to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2008-12-18 Peer-Olaf Siebers , Uwe Aickelin , Helen Celia , Christopher Clegg

This paper proposes DeepRule, an integrated framework for automated business rule generation in retail assortment and pricing optimization. Addressing the systematic misalignment between existing theoretical models and real-world economic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Yusen Wu , Xiaotie Deng

The rapid growth of e-commerce has led to an overwhelming volume of customer feedback, from product reviews to service interactions. Extracting meaningful insights from this data is crucial for businesses aiming to improve customer…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-06-27 Qianye Wu , Chengxuan Xia , Sixuan Tian

This paper shows a comprehensive analysis of three algorithms (Time Series, Random Forest (RF) and Deep Reinforcement Learning) into three inventory models (the Lost Sales, Dual-Sourcing and Multi-Echelon Inventory Model). These…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Lee Yeung Ping , Patrick Wong , Tan Cheng Han

In this paper, we describe a novel solution to compute optimal warehouse allocations for fashion inventory. Procured inventory must be optimally allocated to warehouses in proportion to the regional demand around the warehouse. This will…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-07-13 Girish Sathyanarayana , Arun Patro

From cutting costs to improving customer experience, forecasting is the crux of retail supply chain management (SCM) and the key to better supply chain performance. Several retailers are using AI/ML models to gather datasets and provide…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-30 Shaun D'Souza

Accurate demand forecasting in the retail industry is a critical determinant of financial performance and supply chain efficiency. As global markets become increasingly interconnected, businesses are turning towards advanced prediction…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-24 Md Sabbirul Haque , Md Shahedul Amin , Jonayet Miah

With the ever increasing prominence of data in retail operations, sales forecasting has become an essential pillar in the efficient management of inventories. When facing high demand, the use of backroom storage and intraday shelf…

Applications · Statistics 2019-12-17 Marc-Olivier Boldi , Valérie Chavez-Demoulin , Olivier Gallay

Due to accessible big data collections from consumers, products, and stores, advanced sales forecasting capabilities have drawn great attention from many companies especially in the retail business because of its importance in decision…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-11-09 Xuan Bi , Gediminas Adomavicius , William Li , Annie Qu

Traditional e-commerce search systems often struggle with the semantic gap between user queries and product catalogs. In this paper, we propose a Category-Aligned Retrieval System (CARS) that improves search relevance by first predicting…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Rauf Aliev

With advanced AI, while every industry is growing at rocket speed, the smart home industry has not reached the next generation. There is still a huge leap of innovation that needs to happen before we call a home a Smart home. A Smart home…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Divya Mereddy

Intelligent agents offer a new and exciting way of understanding the world of work. In this paper we apply agent-based modeling and simulation to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2010-07-05 Peer-Olaf Siebers , Uwe Aickelin , Helen Celia , Christopher Clegg

Motivated by recent challenges in the deployment of robots into customer-facing roles within retail, this work introduces a study of customer activity in physical stores as a step toward autonomous understanding of shopper intent. We…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Luis Yoichi Morales , Francesco Zanlungo , David M. Woollard

Forecasting product demand in retail supply chains presents a complex challenge due to noisy, heterogeneous features and rapidly shifting consumer behavior. While traditional gradient boosting decision trees (GBDT) offer strong predictive…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Yadi Liu , Xiaoli Ma , Muxin Ge , Zeyu Han , Jingxi Qiu , Ye Aung Moe , Yilan Shen , Wenbin Wei , Cheng Huang

Agricultural products are often subject to seasonal fluctuations in production and demand. Predicting and managing inventory levels in response to these variations can be challenging, leading to either excess inventory or stockouts.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Amandeep Kaur , Gyan Prakash

The rapid expansion of AI inference services in the cloud necessitates a robust scalability solution to manage dynamic workloads and maintain high performance. This study proposes a comprehensive scalability optimization framework for cloud…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-04-23 Yihong Jin , Ze Yang

Recently, peoples awareness of online purchases has significantly risen. This has given rise to online retail platforms and the need for a better understanding of customer purchasing behaviour. Retail companies are pressed with the need to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Jeen Mary John , Olamilekan Shobayo , Bayode Ogunleye