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Search well and be wise: A machine learning approach to search for a profitable location

Han, S.; Jia, X.; Chen, X.; Gupta, S.; Kumar, A.; Lin, Z.

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Authors

S. Han

X. Jia

X. Chen

S. Gupta

A. Kumar



Abstract

A good location is critical for the sales performance of a hotel or a restaurant. This study proposes a machine learning-based model for location selection that focuses on the estimation of sales potential of a prospective site and helps to overcome the lack of historical data for the prospective site and the subjective criteria used in conventional models. The proposed model involves three major steps. First, we use an attribute selection algorithm to identify the key factors that contribute to the profitability of a specific location. Second, we evaluate the similarity between the candidate site and the existing stores by using an improved grey comprehensive evaluation method. Finally, we use a kernel regression model to predict the sales potential of the candidate site. A case study of a well-known international restaurant chain is used to illustrate the application of the proposed data-driven model. The results indicate that our proposed model helps to accurately select the most profitable locations.

Citation

Han, S., Jia, X., Chen, X., Gupta, S., Kumar, A., & Lin, Z. (2022). Search well and be wise: A machine learning approach to search for a profitable location. Journal of Business Research, 144, 416-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.01.049

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 18, 2022
Online Publication Date Feb 12, 2022
Publication Date 2022-05
Deposit Date Jan 24, 2022
Publicly Available Date Aug 13, 2023
Journal Journal of Business Research
Print ISSN 0148-2963
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 144
Pages 416-427
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.01.049
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1217244

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