Stelzmuller: Recommendation algorithms cannot overcome fundamentally limited product inventory
Christa Stelzmuller · Using Data to Deliver a Better Customer Experience // Nadia Boujarwah & Christa Stelzmuller, Dia&Co · Nov 20, 2017 · at 7:15
Christa Stelzmuller, VP of Data at Dia&Co, discusses machine learning constraints in retail when available garment inventory is restricted.
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“When you have limited options for your customer, no recommendation engine, no matter how good that algorithm is, is actually going to succeed to help you solve that particular problem.”
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