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Category: Amazon Forecast

Demand forecasting at Getir built with Amazon Forecast

This is a guest post co-authored by Nafi Ahmet Turgut, Mutlu Polatcan, Pınar Baki, Mehmet İkbal Özmen, Hasan Burak Yel, and Hamza Akyıldız from Getir. Getir is the pioneer of ultrafast grocery delivery. The tech company has revolutionized last-mile delivery with its “groceries in minutes” delivery proposition. Getir was founded in 2015 and operates in […]

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Automate the deployment of an Amazon Forecast time-series forecasting model

Time series forecasting refers to the process of predicting future values of time series data (data that is collected at regular intervals over time). Simple methods for time series forecasting use historical values of the same variable whose future values need to be predicted, whereas more complex, machine learning (ML)-based methods use additional information, such […]

Predicting new and existing product sales in semiconductors using Amazon Forecast

This is a joint post by NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V. & AWS Machine Learning Solutions Lab (MLSL) Machine learning (ML) is being used across a wide range of industries to extract actionable insights from data to streamline processes and improve revenue generation. In this post, we demonstrate how NXP, an industry leader in the semiconductor sector, […]

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Boost your forecast accuracy with time series clustering

Time series are sequences of data points that occur in successive order over some period of time. We often analyze these data points to make better business decisions or gain competitive advantages. An example is Shimamura Music, who used Amazon Forecast to improve shortage rates and increase business efficiency. Another great example is Arneg, who […]

Build a water consumption forecasting solution for a water utility agency using Amazon Forecast

Amazon Forecast is a fully managed service that uses machine learning (ML) to generate highly accurate forecasts, without requiring any prior ML experience. Forecast is applicable in a wide variety of use cases, including estimating supply and demand for inventory management, travel demand forecasting, workforce planning, and computing cloud infrastructure usage. You can use Forecast […]

Accelerate the investment process with AWS Low Code-No Code services

The last few years have seen a tremendous paradigm shift in how institutional asset managers source and integrate multiple data sources into their investment process. With frequent shifts in risk correlations, unexpected sources of volatility, and increasing competition from passive strategies, asset managers are employing a broader set of third-party data sources to gain a […]

Start your successful journey with time series forecasting with Amazon Forecast

Organizations of all sizes are striving to grow their business, improve efficiency, and serve their customers better than ever before. Even though the future is uncertain, a data-driven, science-based approach can help anticipate what lies ahead to successfully navigate through a sea of choices. Every industry uses time series forecasting to address a variety of […]

Implementing Amazon Forecast in the retail industry: A journey from POC to production

Amazon Forecast is a fully managed service that uses statistical and machine learning (ML) algorithms to deliver highly accurate time-series forecasts. Recently, based on Amazon Forecast, we helped one of our retail customers achieve accurate demand forecasting, within 8 weeks. The solution improved the manual forecast by an average of 10% in regards to the […]

Generate cold start forecasts for products with no historical data using Amazon Forecast, now up to 45% more accurate

Now with Amazon Forecast, you can generate up to 45% more accurate forecasts for products with no historical data. Forecast is a managed service that uses machine learning (ML) to generate accurate demand forecasts, without requiring any ML experience. Accurate forecasting is the foundation for inventory optimization, logistics planning, and workforce management and it enables […]

Reduce food waste to improve sustainability and financial results in retail with Amazon Forecast

With environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives becoming more important for companies, our customer, one of Greater China region’s top convenience store chains, has been seeking a solution to reduce food waste (currently over $3.5 million USD per year). Doing so will allow them to not only realize substantial operating savings, but also support corporate […]