An Industrial
Revolution for
Analytics
ADVANCED ANALYTICS
§ Method Diversity
§ Limited Penetration
§ More model maintenance
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Analytics Maturity Stages
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Once group is
successful, demand
can be insatiable
Still have to contend
with model lifecycle
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Analytics Demand Becomes Overwhelming
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Project-Based Analytics does not scale
§ Artisanal manufacturing
•Customer wants a chair
•Artisan builds a chair
§ Division of labor
•Customer wants a chair
•Chair has components which are
Assembled together and ready to go
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Industrial Revolution
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§ Type of model driven by ask
•Churn model asked for
ØData scientist build a model to predict churn
• Prototype approach to Enterprise Analytics
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Artisanal Analytics Models
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§ With experience, senior data
scientists can determine
common predictive elements
between project silos
§ Model leveraging as core
element of analytics strategy
• Backwards—what past problem
looks like this?
• Forwards—model design so that
they can be used over and over
again
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Industrial Revolution for Analytics
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§ Fundamental Models
• Built outside of projects
to be widely leveraged
§ Connector Models
• Simple models built for
need
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Components for Analytics Assembly
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Difference in Approach for Forecasting
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Transactional Data
Modeled Transactions Modeled Results
Aggregated Data
Modeling
Aggregation
§ Fundamental models
•Order likelihood
•Transactional demand
•Transactional unit raw material cost
§ Connector models
•Customer demand à production needs
•Customer demand à raw material needs
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Dow’s Experience—Model-building
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•Combinations of these models drive
–Near-term demand and earnings forecasting
–Revenue optimization
–Customer metrics for churn and sales intervention
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Dow’s Experience—Predictive Results
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§ Components Approach to Analytics Model
•Experience with prior models
•Built to make predictions scale
•Model Leverageability
§ Modeling business at a fundamental scale
§ New role: Systems Engineer for Analytics
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Requirements for New Approach
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New Measure of Analytics Maturity
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Prototypes
Models at Scale
Analytics at Scale

Leveraged Analytics at Scale

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    § Method Diversity §Limited Penetration § More model maintenance 2 Analytics Maturity Stages DOW RESTRICTED
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    Once group is successful,demand can be insatiable Still have to contend with model lifecycle 3 Analytics Demand Becomes Overwhelming DOW RESTRICTED Project-Based Analytics does not scale
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    § Artisanal manufacturing •Customerwants a chair •Artisan builds a chair § Division of labor •Customer wants a chair •Chair has components which are Assembled together and ready to go 4 Industrial Revolution DOW RESTRICTED
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    § Type ofmodel driven by ask •Churn model asked for ØData scientist build a model to predict churn • Prototype approach to Enterprise Analytics 5 Artisanal Analytics Models DOW RESTRICTED
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    § With experience,senior data scientists can determine common predictive elements between project silos § Model leveraging as core element of analytics strategy • Backwards—what past problem looks like this? • Forwards—model design so that they can be used over and over again 6 Industrial Revolution for Analytics DOW RESTRICTED
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    § Fundamental Models •Built outside of projects to be widely leveraged § Connector Models • Simple models built for need 7 Components for Analytics Assembly DOW RESTRICTED
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    Difference in Approachfor Forecasting DOW RESTRICTED 8 Transactional Data Modeled Transactions Modeled Results Aggregated Data Modeling Aggregation
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    § Fundamental models •Orderlikelihood •Transactional demand •Transactional unit raw material cost § Connector models •Customer demand à production needs •Customer demand à raw material needs 9 Dow’s Experience—Model-building DOW RESTRICTED
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    •Combinations of thesemodels drive –Near-term demand and earnings forecasting –Revenue optimization –Customer metrics for churn and sales intervention 10 Dow’s Experience—Predictive Results DOW RESTRICTED
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    § Components Approachto Analytics Model •Experience with prior models •Built to make predictions scale •Model Leverageability § Modeling business at a fundamental scale § New role: Systems Engineer for Analytics 11 Requirements for New Approach DOW RESTRICTED
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    12 New Measure ofAnalytics Maturity DOW RESTRICTED Prototypes Models at Scale Analytics at Scale