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Manufacturers are well on their way to gaining over $1 trillion in value from machine learning projects. We’ve seen manufacturers use Anaconda and powerful open-source software for demand forecasting and supply chain optimization, predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and quality control.

Data science teams at manufacturing firms use open-source Python tools to build predictive analytics models to analyze historical sales data, weather data, economic patterns from various locations to forecast demand and optimize their supply chains. They also use image processing tools and anomaly detection to recognize and eliminate faulty parts before they go out to customers. Sensors are used in combination with image and audio processing tools to develop models that predict equipment degradation and prevent downtime.

We’ve seen oil and gas, utility, and other energy companies benefit greatly from the use of data visualization tools and machine learning. With Anaconda and other open-source tools, energy companies can predict equipment failure and outages, predict the environmental impact of their operations, visualize complex geological data, and better manage energy and demand response.

Oil and gas companies use geological data, historical well logs, and production data to predict lucrative drilling locations that have the least environmental impact. Equipment failure results in significant financial losses for all energy companies, and now many firms are adopting predictive analytics in conjunction with sensor technology to prevent downtime. Utility companies also use predictive algorithms to predict outages and energy demand based on weather and historical data.

From the laboratory to the hospital bed, healthcare firms are using machine learning to discover new cures, lower risk, and enhance patient care. Using open-source tools, data scientists in the medical field can custom-build applications in a way that meets healthcare IT’s strict requirements and improves patient care in a variety of settings.

Medical researchers are using Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools to mine thousands of studies and commentary from social media to make new discoveries from patterns that emerge. Healthcare firms are also using NLP tools to better leverage Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs) by parsing unstructured data for insights. Major advances have been made using open-source image processing tools for tumor detection, and new tools have been created to reduce patient risk while they are in hospitals.

The rise of e-commerce, advancements in technology, and global expansion have caused drastic change to the retail industry. Companies have to differentiate themselves from the competition by better understanding and connecting with their customers - online and offline. Those that fail to adapt to shifting customer behavior and provide a personalized experience will quickly fall behind.

We’ve seen companies use open-source tools to build personalized product recommendation engines that help stimulate consumption. Retailers can also use machine learning decision trees to analyze multiple variables like price elasticity, competition, product and discount types to optimize pricing. Price optimization models are especially important for the successful implementation of dynamic pricing strategies in e-commerce. Data scientists in retail also use predictive analytics to optimize supply chains with complex demand forecasting algorithms.