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How to avoid food waste in restaurants: 5 Useful Tips
October 2, 2023
Food waste is a pressing global issue that extends far beyond our dinner plates. Contrary to popular belief, it is…
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Predictive Insights on CNN
September 9, 2023
We have had the privilege of being featured in the most recent edition of CNN Inside Africa. Diana, one of…
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Youth Employment Prediction: A Recap Of The UCT Hackathon
August 14, 2023
This past Saturday (12th August 2023), Predictive Insights hosted a hackathon at the University of Cape Town. The event was…
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Becoming a data scientist: insights from a professional
July 17, 2023
Transitioning from academia to the business world, especially in the field of data science, can be quite a journey!
Here are some insights from a professional.
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Tips and Tricks from a Zindi Challenge Champion
July 14, 2023
Meet Cobus Burger, one of our senior data scientists, who won the Zindi Challenge in 2020 as well as in…
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Using Data Science and Economics to Solve Real World Problems
July 12, 2023
Neil Rankin, CEO of Predictive Insights, is a trained micro-economist with a doctoral degree from the University of Oxford. Neil…
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Harnessing the skills of economists in AI and Machine Learning
July 12, 2023
Why have economists become surprisingly popular over the past five to ten years in the tech space? Neil Rankin, CEO…
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Three ways to improve your business using AI
May 18, 2023
Listen to our CEO, Neil Rankin, as he speaks about three things that businesses can do to take advantage of…
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Using AI for Better Demand Forecasting during Holidays
April 5, 2023
How do holidays affect demand? This year, April is a month of holidays. Pesach (Passover) is celebrated from the 5th…
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Predictive Insights, a gem leading the way with AI
January 12, 2023
A South African technology investment group, Alphawave, is backing at least five deep tech applications in its innovation units. The…
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Webinar on long-term forecasting
November 24, 2022
Predictive Insights has launched a Long-Term Demand Forecasting solution. The cutting-edge tool uses a combination of machine learning, economic and behavioral insights.
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AI Expo Africa 2022
October 11, 2022
Predictive Insights at the AI Expo Africa The Africa AI Expo 2022 was a two-day exhibition of the continent’s best…
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Predictive Insights Extends Demand Forecasts up to 18 Months Ahead
June 15, 2022
Predictive Insights today announced its Long-Term Demand Forecasting solution. The cutting edge tool uses a combination of machine learning, economic…
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What can restaurants learn from Central Banks?
June 15, 2022
Restaurants and Central Banks seem unlikely dining companions – trendy and hip vs staid and serious. But one area where…
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What is demand forecasting and where does it work best?
June 8, 2022
Demand forecasting or demand planning is an approach that attempts to forecast or predict what demand for a product or…
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South Africa wastes 10mn tons of food a year
May 10, 2022
Globally, food production must increase by 70% by 2050 to meet the demand. Yet nearly one third of all food…
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Reducing food waste through better demand planning
May 10, 2022
10+ million tons of food is wasted each year in South Africa. Retailers are using machine learning/AI to reduce food waste through demand forecasting.
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Why forecasting matters for businesses
May 4, 2022
Imagine not checking the weather before packing to go away on a trip or not checking the traffic before beginning…
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Machine learning in the workplace
February 22, 2022
Given the complexity of data science, clear and intuitive communication of results is of the utmost importance. While most firms are good at collecting data, this data is rarely exploited to its full potential.
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The challenge of forecasting sales, stock and staff during COVID-19
February 14, 2022
There is no tougher challenge than seismic environmental unpredictability for retailers, restaurateurs and the hospitality trade, who are left to…
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Economists as data scientists
November 14, 2021
Many economists think of themselves as primarily economists and don’t realise that they share many tools and areas of interest with data science.
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What has the Nobel prize in Economics got to do with Predictive Insights?
October 22, 2021
We’re very excited by the award since these three economists have been responsible for developing, applying and popularising a set of analytical tools we use.
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The future of fast food – Johan Fourie
September 27, 2021
South Africa’s fast food industry is a textbook example of a competitive industry. No franchise dominates the market: while KFC…
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35 Most Innovative South Africa Based Machine Learning Companies
July 26, 2021
This article showcases our top picks for the best South Africa based Machine Learning companies. These startups and companies are…
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Covid Vaccines: A Review of the Twitter Sentiment
July 19, 2021
Just over a year ago, South Africa was in the middle of its first and most stringent COVID-19 lockdown (#level4lockdown);…
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SA chicken chain Hungry Lion harnesses AI to reduce error
July 2, 2021
SA chicken empire Hungry Lion has brought on Stellenbosch-based AI startup Predictive Insights to reduce errors in demand forecasts and…
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Alphawave Group secures R100-million investment
November 17, 2020
In an official press release, Frans Meyer, CEO of Alphawave Group, explains how the investment will increase the speed of…
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EMS postdoctoral fellow wins international data science challenge
March 13, 2020
Dr Cobus Burger, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Economics, was named the winner of an international data science…
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Man vs. machine: How humans tackled AI…and lost
January 18, 2019
2018 was most definitely the year in which AI and Machine Learning (ML) took the lion’s share of technology media…
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Hungry Lion improves demand forecasting and staff scheduling using AI
November 14, 2018
Hungry Lion implemented Predictive Insights solutions to improve demand forecasting and address staff scheduling challenges and saw a significant improvement.
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A primer on the South African artificial intelligence ecosystem – Ventureburn
December 13, 2017
Artificial intelligence — intelligent computer systems capable of learning from data — was one of the main trends in tech…
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