CPC G06Q 10/103 (2013.01) [G06T 11/206 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/101 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
aggregating, by a server computer operating on an information exchange platform utilizing a trading partner graph, trading activities and volume data across the information exchange platform, wherein the trading partner graph represents a set of objects, wherein the set of objects represents operating units, wherein each respective pair of objects connected by a link indicates a relationship between two operating units represented by the respective pair of objects, wherein the trading activities and volume data relate to a subset of the operating units that exchange information about a plurality of items through the information exchange platform;
analyzing, by the server computer, the aggregated trading activities and volume data, wherein the analyzing comprises running analytics on the aggregated trading activities and volume data;
generating, by the server computer, a forecast by applying results from the analyzing to a predictive model configured for predicting a global trend for the plurality of items or a portion thereof in view of the trading activities and volume data across the information exchange platform; and
providing or displaying, by the server computer, the forecast comprising the global trend as a service to an operating unit.
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