Type of course:
Digital learning, Lesson
Language:
EN
Duration:
15 minutes
Proficiency:
Intermediate
Target:
Manager, Professionals, Workers
SUMMARY
Have you ever encountered messy, inconsistent data and wondered how to make it analysis-ready? This lesson focuses on the crucial steps that come after Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA): Data Preprocessing. Proper preprocessing is the foundation for accurate and reliable insights, making it an essential skill for supply chain professionals and data enthusiasts alike.
In this lesson, you’ll learn practical techniques to address real-world data challenges in manufacturing and supply chain contexts. From handling missing values to scaling and transforming variables, every step is designed to ensure your data is clean, consistent, and ready for modeling or decision-making.
With interactive examples and exercises tailored to supply chain scenarios, you’ll leave this course confident in your ability to prepare data for deeper analysis and advanced machine learning applications.

About The Author
Dilek Dustegor is a Professor of Computing Science at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. She is interested in bridging the gaps between research, development and implementation using AI and automation. She is pursuing research about modeling, design and analysis of large scale / networked systems using IoT and ML techniques, with a special interest in smart city applications. She is a seasoned educator, and loves using the newest educational technologies for an enhanced learning experience.
Learning outcomes
- By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to identify the preprocessing steps needed based on EDA results.
- By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to handle common tabular data issues such as missing values, outliers, and skewness.
- By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to define and explain scaling and normalization techniques to standardize data.
Course Content
Topics
Automation and Sensoring, Automation and Robotics, Digital Transformation, Machine Learning
