Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend

In an ever-ageing world, the need for enhanced healthcare services has become a paramount global challenge, requiring efficient supply chain management to streamline resource and material management and reduce costs. In healthcare supply chain management, the ability to predict demand is a critical...

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Main Author: Koh, Tzi Yong
Other Authors: Jagath C Rajapakse
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166059
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description In an ever-ageing world, the need for enhanced healthcare services has become a paramount global challenge, requiring efficient supply chain management to streamline resource and material management and reduce costs. In healthcare supply chain management, the ability to predict demand is a critical factor, and having a reliable forecasting model is essential for informed decision-making. To this end, we propose a unique approach for forecasting the demand for medical products through the analysis of disease-related keyword trends over time, utilizing data from Google Trends. The results demonstrate that incorporating feature selection methods to select important keywords from Google Trends data can significantly improve the accuracy of forecasting models compared to univariate models. Among the various feature selection techniques tested, Pearson's correlation demonstrated the highest level of effectiveness for the set of external covariates analyzed.
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spelling ntu-10356/1660592023-04-21T15:38:02Z Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend Koh, Tzi Yong Jagath C Rajapakse School of Computer Science and Engineering ASJagath@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Computer science and engineering In an ever-ageing world, the need for enhanced healthcare services has become a paramount global challenge, requiring efficient supply chain management to streamline resource and material management and reduce costs. In healthcare supply chain management, the ability to predict demand is a critical factor, and having a reliable forecasting model is essential for informed decision-making. To this end, we propose a unique approach for forecasting the demand for medical products through the analysis of disease-related keyword trends over time, utilizing data from Google Trends. The results demonstrate that incorporating feature selection methods to select important keywords from Google Trends data can significantly improve the accuracy of forecasting models compared to univariate models. Among the various feature selection techniques tested, Pearson's correlation demonstrated the highest level of effectiveness for the set of external covariates analyzed. Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) 2023-04-16T03:11:41Z 2023-04-16T03:11:41Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Koh, T. Y. (2023). Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166059 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166059 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend
title Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend
title_full Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend
title_fullStr Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend
title_full_unstemmed Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend
title_short Feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using Google trend
title_sort feature selection for medical product demand forecasting with exogeneous variables using google trend
topic Engineering::Computer science and engineering
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166059
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