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Data & Analytics · Intermediate

Prescriptive Analytics

Analytics that answers 'what should we do?' by recommending actions using optimization, simulation and decision models.

Definition

Prescriptive analytics builds on predictions to choose the best action under constraints, as in pricing optimization, inventory policies and route planning.

Example

Recommending optimal reorder quantities per store.

Exam tip

Recommendations and optimization = prescriptive.

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