Given the widespread use of modern information technology, a large number of time series
may be collected during normal business operations. We use a fast-food restaurant
franchise as a case to illustrate how data mining can be applied to such time series, and
help the franchise reap the benefits of such an effort. Time series data mining at both the
store level and corporate level are discussed. Box–Jenkins seasonal ARIMA models are
employed to analyze and forecast the time series. Instead of a traditional manual approach …

Given the widespread use of modern information technology, a large number of time series
may be collected during normal business operations. We use a fast-food restaurant
franchise as a case to illustrate how data mining can be applied to such time series, and
help the franchise reap the benefits of such an effort. Time series data mining at both the
store level and corporate level are discussed. Box-Jenkins seasonal ARIMA models are
employed to analyze and forecast the time series. Instead of a traditional manual approach …