Question

How could a manufacturer use classification/clustering techniques to identify a new supplier for component parts?

Answer 1

A manufacturer use classification/clustering technique to identify a new supplier for component parts --

• The clustering techniques is used in the implementation of protfolio analysis.
• The primary objective of the clustering research is to use document clustering to build cluster of manufacturing suppliers and identify the concept form theme of each cluster.
• Clustering techinique uses text mining methodology which can be-
• The web based information search and retrieval be the best method, for example -- for supplier search scenario, a customer who belongs to medical industry and looking for precision machining services can use precision machining and medical equipment as search keyword in search engine.
• In above example, in precision machine, a cluster can be charaterized by features like precision machining, inspection, medical industry.
• This work is called as hybrid text mining techniques, which facilitates automatic clustering and characterization of the document which is available in the large manufacturing corpus.
• The first process is to create manufacturing documents which can be used to test data.
• Collect relevant websites and web nbased search on new keyword like contract manufacturing, machine services, casting services, miling, and turning.
• This keyword based search will return set of web pages related to providers of contract manufacturing services.
• The customer clustering is used to build profile of customers in which they make up the core of customer centric information system.
• The different clustering method are used for grouping customer in different fields which includes -- telecommunication, restaurant, textile manufacturing, banking and hospital and tourism.