Abstract: The present subject matter discloses system and method for executing prescriptive analytics. Simulation is performed from an input data (xinput) and simulation parameters (?) to generate simulating data (D). Further, forecast data may be predicted by processing the simulating data (D) using predictive model (M). Further, prescriptive value (x?) may be determined based on the forecast data by using optimization model. The prescriptive value (x?) may be determined such that an objective function associated with the optimization model is optimized, whereby the optimization of the objective function indicates business objective being achieved. Further, the steps of simulating, predicting and determining may be iteratively performed until the objective function is not further optimized, satisfying predefined condition.

Abstract: An approach is provided for rationalizing operational data. Persisted knowledge of previous data transactions is determined to not include a previous data profile matching a current data profile. Stochastic data sampling generates a sample of a current dataset. Data size and shape corrections are determined and updated by iterations of a statistical inference technique. Data in the sample is corrected by using the data size and shape corrections to provide a confidence level exceeding a threshold. Persisted knowledge configurations are updated with parameters of the statistical inference technique, the data size and shape corrections, and filtering rule(s). A recommended modification of a query of a current data transaction is determined to provide data in the current dataset with the level of confidence exceeding the threshold. The recommended modification is applied to the query.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to identify non-traditional asset-bundles for purchasing groups using social media. An example method includes identifying an asset-bundle in a social media message and generating a profile for a user associated with the social media message. The example method also includes identifying a plurality of social media messages posted by cohorts of the user based on the generated profile and classifying the asset-bundle based on occurrences of the asset-bundle in the plurality of social media messages.

Abstract: An imaging device captures movements and/or non-movements of an operator of a Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal during an ongoing transaction at the POS terminal. Events from the POS terminal are combined with the captured movements and/or non-movements to determine or predict what steps the operator should next do in furtherance of the ongoing transaction. Those steps are automatically communicated to the operator of the POS terminal for the transaction to progress.

Abstract: A managing method of an electronic component mounting system having a plurality of production lines, the method including: preferentially allocating a job group having the latest scheduled finish time among a plurality of job groups, to one of the plurality of production lines. The allocating includes (1) specifying the scheduled finish time with respect to all of the combinations between unallocated job groups among the plurality of job groups and the plurality of production lines, (2) specifying the earliest scheduled finish time from the scheduled finish time specified for each production line, and the production line thereof, with respect to each of the unallocated job groups, and (3) allocating the job group related to the latest scheduled finish time among the earliest scheduled finish time specified for each unallocated job group, to the production line thereof.

Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention provide a method, a system, and a computer readable medium for integrating business and fitness tasks and providing a plan of some type to users in some manner. The tasks may include fitness data collected by fitness tools. The tasks may further include business data collected by business tools. Embodiments of the invention analyze the fitness data and the business data of the user to produce a plan. The plan may include recommendations and/or insights regarding any pending and/or completed tasks of the user. The plan may further include notifications and results. The notifications may also include recommendations and/or insights regarding any pending and/or completed tasks and/or results that may be presented to the user. The notifications and/or results may include vocal, audible, graphical, tabular, and/or textual data describing the user's activity.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing assistance in scheduling a plurality of tasks pertaining to a project are described. The method may include obtaining information pertaining to each of the plurality of tasks associated with the project for scheduling execution of the plurality of tasks. Further, the method may include computing a certainty index and a controllability index for each of the plurality of tasks. The certainty index and the controllability index is computed based on corresponding certainty scores and controllability scores determined for each of the plurality of tasks. The method also includes distributing the plurality of tasks into quadrants based on a threshold value determined for the certainty index and the controllability index. In addition, the method may include generating a sequence of execution of the plurality of tasks of the project based on the division of the tasks.

Abstract: In an energy-saving-operation recommending system, a total energy consumption of plural facilities during passage of one material to be rolled through a rolling line is calculated, and the total energy consumption is divided by a width and a length of the material to be rolled before rolling to calculate an energy consumption reference value that defines energy consumption per unit width and unit length of the material to be rolled. The energy consumption reference value is stored in association with a steel grade and a target post-rolling plate thickness of the material to be rolled. An energy consumption reference value corresponding to a steel grade and a target post-rolling plate thickness of a material to be next rolled on the rolling line is obtained. The energy consumption reference value is multiplied by a width and a length of the material to be next rolled to calculate predicted energy consumption.

Abstract: Shopping patterns for a customer with respect to a particular product that is repeatedly purchased by the customer with a given frequency are recognized across multiple communication channels by mining transaction histories for the customer over each of the channels. The shopping patterns are processed on a per-communication channel basis for making recommendations, providing reminders, and/or providing default shopping lists on behalf of the customer.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for improving management and performance of an employee. An indication of a goal sponsored by an owner, such as a manager, is received. After receiving an indication of a user subscribing to the goal sponsored by the owner, communications (e.g., posts) on the social network involving the subscribed user that include a tag designating the goal may be monitored. Upon detecting a completion of the goal by the subscribed user in the monitored communications, a pattern of steps (e.g., “prepare,” “review” and “finish”) to accomplish the goal is determined based on the monitored communications. The pattern may then be used to recommend actions to other users subscribed to the goal concerning accomplishing the goal based on the pattern. Furthermore, the owner may receive indications as to the progress of the user in accomplishing the goal based on the pattern.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for improving management and performance of an employee. An indication of a goal sponsored by an owner, such as a manager, is received. After receiving an indication of a user subscribing to the goal sponsored by the owner, communications (e.g., posts) on the social network involving the subscribed user that include a tag designating the goal may be monitored. Upon detecting a completion of the goal by the subscribed user in the monitored communications, a pattern of steps (e.g., “prepare,” “review” and “finish”) to accomplish the goal is determined based on the monitored communications. The pattern may then be used to recommend actions to other users subscribed to the goal concerning accomplishing the goal based on the pattern. Furthermore, the owner may receive indications as to the progress of the user in accomplishing the goal based on the pattern.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein score leads by determining and applying a scoring rule based on lead participation in an activity. This involves a processor of a computing device receiving information on participation in the activity by prior leads that resulted in conversions or rejections. A scoring rule is determined for the activity by assigning a score to the activity based on the information on participation in the activity by the prior leads that resulted in the conversions or the rejections. A new lead is scored using the scoring rule by assigning the new lead the score based on participation by the new lead in the activity. The scoring of the new lead can be used in various ways. In one example, the score of the new lead is used to determine to send a communication to the new lead.

Abstract: A method and system for operating an enterprise in accordance with an optimized enterprise level business model. A model optimization engine is iteratively processed based on an updated benchmark value and model, until updating the benchmark value involves changing the benchmark value by less than a predetermined benchmark value error threshold to generate the optimized enterprise-level business model. The enterprise is operated in accordance with the optimized enterprise-level business model, including: generating and dynamically displaying real-time performance measures of usage of a computer resource during execution of a business process, determining from the performance measures that the computer resource is a bottleneck, and the computer resource's usage is optimized using the performance measures to reduce data throughput delay and increase throughput of bottleneck operations during execution of the business process.

Abstract: Identifying one or more patterns of content consumption across multiple entities and determining an engagement action for a user of an entity based on the patterns may include receiving information associated with content, cross-industry user data associated with consumption of the content, and a given organization user data associated with consumption of the content. A first set of consumption profile vectors associated with the given organization and one or more second set of consumption profile vectors associated respectively with one or more cross-industry organizations may be generated. Information associated with a target user in the given organization may be received. A customized learning plan for the target user in the given organization may be generated based on the first set of consumption profile vectors, the one or more second set of consumption profile vectors, and the information associated with the target user.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided to interface with users to perform group assessment processing and display of results in conjunction with selection of items.

Abstract: An approach is provided for rationalizing operational data. A current data profile of a current dataset utilized by a current data transaction is determined. Persisted knowledge of previous data transactions is determined to include a previous data profile of a previous dataset that matches the current data profile. If the persisted knowledge indicates that data size and shape corrections were applied to the previous dataset, filtering corrections of the current dataset based on the data size and shape corrections are determined, the persisted knowledge is rationalized based on the filtering corrections, and queries of the current transaction are modified based on the filtering corrections, or if the data size and shape corrections were not applied to the previous dataset, the persisted knowledge is rationalized based on the data profile match and the queries of the current transaction are modified based on the rationalized persisted knowledge.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide proficiency-based profiling and matching are provided herein. An example method includes providing a series of questions to a plurality of individuals related to a plurality of segments using data reference structures generated from subject matter information, receiving answers to a series of questions from the plurality of individuals, the answers being indicative of a proficiency level of an individual, building a profile for each of the plurality of individuals using the elicited information based on one or more unique subject matter domains.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for implementing computing resource forecasting and optimization are disclosed. A projected service call volume is determined for a particular service for a future period of time. A set of computing resources is determined to support the projected service call volume for the particular service. The set of computing resources is determined based on automated analysis of the projected service call volume and is calibrated for throughput for the particular service. The set of computing resources is allocated to provide the particular service for the future period of time.

Abstract: A management system includes an input device provided to a loading machine that performs, after a first loading work of loading a load onto a first haul machine positioned at a first loading position at a loading site of a mine is ended, a second loading work of loading a load onto a second haul machine that is already positioned, during the first loading work, at a second loading position different from the first loading position, and a processing device to which an operation signal generated by the input device is to be output, wherein the processing device specifies a start time of the second loading work based on the operation signal generated by the input device at a time when the first loading work is ended.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a communication device and server configured to provide a user a relative event impact map display depicting a plurality of items impacted by an event or a portion of a network impacted by the event. The network can not only be a supply and/or logistics chain but also a computer network, a telecommunications network, transportation network, and power grid.