<p>The client owns multiple large manufacturing plants in various locations. They have separate units for performing the different processes for manufacturing semiconductor processing equipment. The client had the historical data for surged price (extra fees) that was paid to the suppliers for expediting delivery of semiconductor parts and components but didn’t have a trained model to identify and analyze the factors for predicting the behavior.</p> <p>The client wanted to identify the hidden surged price pattern and get new insights from predictive analytics.</p>