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Unsupervised Learning Framework for Customer Requisition and Behavioral Pattern Classification

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  • Udoinyang G. Inyang
  • Okure O. Obot
  • Moses E. Ekpenyong
  • Aliu M. Bolanle

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Maintaining healthy organization-customers relationship has positive influence on customers’ behavioral tendencies as regards preference to products and services, buying behavior, loyalty, satisfaction, and so on. To achieve this, an in-depth analysis of customers’ characteristics and purchasing behavioral trend is required. This paper proposes a hybrid unsupervised learning framework consisting of k-means algorithm and self-organizing maps (SOMs) for customer segmentation and behavior analysis. K-means algorithm was used to partition the entire input space of customers’ transaction dataset into 3 and 4 disjoint segments based on customers’ frequency (F) and monetary value (MV). SOM provided visualization of the underlying clusters and discovered customers’ relationships in the dataset. Interaction of F and MV clusters resulted in 12 sub-clusters. An in-depth analysis of each sub-cluster was also performed and appropriate customer relationship management (CRM) strategies established for each sub-cluster. Discovered knowledge will guide effective allocation of resources to each customer cluster and other organizational decision support functions much required by CRM systems.

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  • Udoinyang G. Inyang & Okure O. Obot & Moses E. Ekpenyong & Aliu M. Bolanle, 2017. "Unsupervised Learning Framework for Customer Requisition and Behavioral Pattern Classification," Modern Applied Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(9), pages 151-151, September.
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