🎯 Cigarette POS Business Intelligence & ML Models

End-to-End Production ML System - Independent Dataset Analysis

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📊 Executive Summary

Production-ready machine learning system for cigarette retail optimization using three independent datasets. Focus on actionable business insights with measurable ROI, realistic timelines, and proven methodologies.

Key Highlights

• ✅ 5 Production Models (segmentation, prediction, churn, sentiment, location)
• ✅ 15-30% Revenue Increase projected in Year 1
• ✅ 2-8 weeks per model implementation timeline
• ✅ 3-8x ROI on all models
• ✅ No data joins required - each dataset analyzed independently
• ✅ $71k total investment → $107k/month revenue impact

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🗂️ Table of Contents

1. Data Architecture
2. Model Portfolio
3. Model 1: Customer Segmentation
4. Model 2: Purchase Value Prediction
5. Model 3: Churn Risk Scoring
6. Model 4: Sentiment Analysis
7. Model 5: POS Location Ranking
8. Implementation Roadmap
9. Technical Architecture
10. Business Impact & ROI

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🏗️ Data Architecture

Dataset Overview

graph TB
    subgraph "Surveys Dataset (>10k rows)"
        A[survey_id]
        B[customer_demographics]
        C[purchase_behavior]
        D[satisfaction_scores]
        E[temporal_features]
        F[weather_context]
    end

    subgraph "POS Dataset (<5k rows)"
        G[pos_id]
        H[location_attributes]
        I[operational_metrics]
        J[geographic_data]
    end

    subgraph "Hostesses Dataset (<5k rows)"
        K[hostess_id]
        L[performance_metrics]
        M[work_schedule]
    end

    A --> N[Model 1: Segmentation]
    A --> O[Model 2: Purchase Prediction]
    A --> P[Model 3: Churn Scoring]
    A --> Q[Model 4: Sentiment NLP]

    G --> R[Model 5: Location Ranking]

    K --> S[Descriptive Stats Only]

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Data Specifications

Dataset	Size	Update Frequency	ML Suitability	Primary Use
Surveys	>10,000 rows	Daily	✅ Production ML	Customer analytics, revenue forecasting
POS	<5,000 rows	Weekly	⚠️ Simple models only	Location scoring, expansion planning
Hostesses	<5,000 rows	Monthly	❌ Insufficient data	Descriptive statistics only

Surveys Dataset Schema

Key Fields:

• Demographics: customer_age, customer_gender
• Behavioral: purchase_value, visit_duration_minutes
• Satisfaction: nps_score (0-10), overall_score (0-5), would_recommend
• Context: weather_summary (temperature, conditions), collected_at (timestamp)
• Feedback: response_summary (semi-structured text)

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📈 Model Portfolio Overview

Performance vs Effort Matrix

quadrantChart
    title Model Performance vs Implementation Effort
    x-axis Low Implementation Effort --> High Implementation Effort
    y-axis Low Business Impact --> High Business Impact
    quadrant-1 Strategic Projects
    quadrant-2 Quick Wins
    quadrant-3 Avoid
    quadrant-4 Consider Later
    Customer Segmentation: [0.2, 0.75]
    Churn Scoring: [0.35, 0.85]
    POS Ranking: [0.15, 0.55]
    Purchase Prediction: [0.45, 0.80]
    Sentiment Analysis: [0.50, 0.65]

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Model Comparison Summary

Model	Dataset	Algorithm	Timeline	ROI	Priority
Customer Segmentation	Surveys	K-Means Clustering	1 week	3-5x	🔥 HIGH
Churn Risk Scoring	Surveys	Gradient Boosting	2 weeks	5-8x	🔥 HIGH
Purchase Value Prediction	Surveys	XGBoost Regression	2 weeks	4-6x	🔥 HIGH
Sentiment Analysis	Surveys	TF-IDF + XGBoost	2 weeks	3-4x	⚡ MEDIUM
POS Location Ranking	POS	Weighted Scoring	1 week	2-3x	⚡ MEDIUM

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💰 Model 1: Customer Segmentation

Business Problem

40% of marketing budget wasted on untargeted campaigns due to lack of customer understanding.

Solution

Unsupervised K-Means clustering to identify 4-6 distinct customer segments based on RFM (Recency, Frequency, Monetary) analysis and behavioral patterns.

Model Pipeline

flowchart LR
    A[Raw Survey Data] --> B[Feature Engineering]
    B --> C[RFM Analysis]
    B --> D[Temporal Features]
    B --> E[Satisfaction Metrics]

    C --> F[Standardization]
    D --> F
    E --> F

    F --> G[K-Means Clustering]
    G --> H[Optimal K Selection]
    H --> I[Segment Profiling]
    I --> J[Marketing Playbook]

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Key Features

• RFM Metrics: Recency (days since last purchase), Frequency (total purchases), Monetary (avg spend)
• Temporal Patterns: Weekend visit ratio, preferred shopping hours, visit consistency
• Satisfaction: Average NPS score, recommendation rate, overall satisfaction

Expected Customer Segments

graph TB
    A[Customer Base] --> B[Premium Regulars<br/>15% of customers<br/>40% of revenue]
    A --> C[Budget Shoppers<br/>25% of customers<br/>15% of revenue]
    A --> D[Occasional Buyers<br/>30% of customers<br/>20% of revenue]
    A --> E[Weekend Socializers<br/>20% of customers<br/>20% of revenue]
    A --> F[At-Risk Customers<br/>10% of customers<br/>5% of revenue]

    B --> B1[VIP Loyalty Program<br/>Premium offers]
    C --> C1[Volume Discounts<br/>Buy 2 Get 15% off]
    D --> D1[Re-engagement Campaigns<br/>20% welcome back]
    E --> E1[Group Discounts<br/>Weekend specials]
    F --> F1[Win-back Campaigns<br/>30% discount + call]

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Business Impact

Metric	Baseline	Target	Improvement
Marketing Efficiency	60%	85%	+25 pp
Conversion Rate	12%	18%	+50%
Customer Lifetime Value	$350	$480	+37%
Campaign ROI	1.8x	4.2x	+133%

Financial Impact:

• Revenue: +$10k-$30k/month
• Cost Reduction: -$8k-$15k/month (reduced waste)
• Implementation: $5k-$8k (1 week)
• Payback Period: <1 month

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📈 Model 2: Purchase Value Prediction

Business Problem

Revenue forecasting accuracy is ±40%, missing upselling opportunities and causing inventory mismatches.

Solution

XGBoost regression model to predict transaction value using customer demographics, temporal context, and environmental factors.

Model Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph "Input Features"
        A1[Demographics<br/>Age, Gender]
        A2[Temporal<br/>Hour, Day, Weekend]
        A3[Weather<br/>Temp, Rain]
        A4[Behavior<br/>Visit Duration]
    end

    subgraph "Feature Engineering"
        B1[Cyclical Encoding<br/>Sin/Cos transforms]
        B2[Interaction Terms<br/>Age × Weekend]
        B3[Weather Parsing<br/>JSON to numeric]
    end

    subgraph "Model"
        C[XGBoost Regressor<br/>Optuna tuning]
    end

    subgraph "Output"
        D1[Predicted Value ±15%]
        D2[Upselling Recommendation]
    end

    A1 --> B1
    A2 --> B1
    A3 --> B3
    A4 --> B2

    B1 --> C
    B2 --> C
    B3 --> C

    C --> D1
    D1 --> D2

    style C fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff
    style D2 fill:#FF9800,color:#fff

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Technical Approach

• Algorithm: XGBoost with hyperparameter tuning (Optuna)
• Feature Engineering:
  • Cyclical time encoding (preserves circular nature)
  • Weather data parsing (temperature, conditions)
  • Interaction features (age × weekend, temp × hour)
• Validation: Time-based train/test split (80/20)
• Deployment: FastAPI REST endpoint with Redis caching

Performance Metrics

• MAE: $3-5 (acceptable for business planning)
• MAPE: 12-18% (industry standard <20%)
• R² Score: 0.65-0.75 (explains 65-75% of variance)

Business Impact

Metric	Before	After	Improvement
Forecast Accuracy	±40%	±15%	62% error reduction
Upselling Success	8%	22%	+175%
Avg Transaction	$35	$42	+20%

Financial Impact:

• Revenue: +$15k-$45k/month
• Operational Savings: 20 hrs/week forecasting time
• Implementation: $12k-$18k (2 weeks)
• ROI: 4-6x in 6 months

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🔥 Model 3: Churn Risk Scoring

Business Problem

35-45% customer churn with no early warning system; acquiring new customers costs 5-10x more than retention.

Solution

Gradient Boosting classifier to predict churn risk 30-60 days in advance using RFM analysis and satisfaction signals.

Churn Prediction Workflow

sequenceDiagram
    participant C as Customer
    participant S as Survey System
    participant M as Churn Model
    participant A as Alert System
    participant T as Marketing Team

    C->>S: Completes survey
    S->>M: Calculate RFM + behavior
    M->>M: Predict churn probability

    alt High Risk (>70%)
        M->>A: HIGH priority alert
        A->>T: Immediate action
        T->>C: 30% discount + call
    else Medium Risk (40-70%)
        M->>A: MEDIUM priority
        A->>T: Schedule campaign
        T->>C: 20% off SMS
    else Low Risk (<40%)
        M->>A: Standard loyalty
    end

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Key Features

• RFM Scores: Recency, frequency, monetary patterns
• Behavioral Trends: Visit frequency declining, spending decreasing
• Satisfaction Signals: Low NPS (<7), negative sentiment, complaints
• Engagement: One-time customer flag, spending volatility

Risk Tiering Strategy

Risk Tier	Churn Prob	Action	Cost	Recovery Rate	ROI
HIGH	>70%	30% discount + manager call	$15	35%	8x
MEDIUM	40-70%	20% off SMS campaign	$8	25%	5x
LOW	<40%	Standard loyalty program	$3	10%	3x

Business Impact

Metric	Baseline	Target	Improvement
Retention Rate	65%	80%	+15 pp
Churn Rate	35%	20%	-43%
Recovered Revenue	$0	$20k-$50k/mo	New stream

Financial Impact:

• Revenue Recovery: +$20k-$50k/month
• Customer LTV: +$180-$300 per saved customer
• Implementation: $10k-$15k (2 weeks)
• ROI: 5-8x

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📊 Model 4: Sentiment Analysis

Business Problem

10k+ text surveys impossible to manually review; service issues discovered too late to prevent damage.

Solution

NLP pipeline (TF-IDF + TextBlob + XGBoost) to extract sentiment, predict NPS categories, and auto-flag complaints.

NLP Pipeline

flowchart TB
    A[Survey Text] --> B[Preprocessing]
    B --> C[TF-IDF Vectorization]
    B --> D[Sentiment Analysis]

    C --> E[Text Features 100D]
    D --> F[Polarity Score -1 to +1]

    E --> G[XGBoost Classifier]
    F --> G
    H[Numeric Features] --> G

    G --> I{NPS Category}
    I --> J[Detractor 0-6<br/>Alert System]
    I --> K[Passive 7-8<br/>Monitor]
    I --> L[Promoter 9-10<br/>Upsell]

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Key Capabilities

• Sentiment Scoring: TextBlob polarity analysis (-1 to +1 scale)
• NPS Prediction: Classify into Detractor/Passive/Promoter
• Complaint Detection: Auto-flag negative sentiment + low NPS
• Keyword Extraction: Identify common issues (slow, expensive, rude)
• Real-Time Alerts: Manager notification for high-value detractors

Business Impact

Metric	Before	After	Improvement
Manual Review Time	40 hrs/week	8 hrs/week	-80%
Issue Resolution	5 days	1 day	-80%
Service Recovery	15%	65%	+333%
Customer NPS	7.2	8.5	+18%

Financial Impact:

• Cost Savings: -$15k-$25k/month (labor)
• Revenue Recovery: +$8k-$18k/month (faster response)
• Implementation: $10k-$15k (2 weeks)
• ROI: 3-4x

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📍 Model 5: POS Location Ranking

Business Problem

No data-driven expansion strategy; risk of $50k-$200k losses on poor location choices.

Solution

Multi-factor weighted scoring algorithm to rank locations and identify expansion opportunities.

Scoring Methodology

graph LR
    subgraph "Inputs"
        A[Footfall]
        B[Revenue]
        C[Location]
        D[Capacity]
        E[Hours]
    end

    subgraph "Normalized 0-100"
        F[Score A]
        G[Score B]
        H[Score C]
        I[Score D]
        J[Score E]
    end

    subgraph "Weighted"
        K[Performance Score<br/>35% Rev + 30% Footfall<br/>20% Location + 15% Other]
    end

    subgraph "Output"
        L[Ranking 1-N]
        M[Tier: Premium/<br/>Standard/<br/>Underperform]
    end

    A --> F
    B --> G
    C --> H
    D --> I
    E --> J

    F --> K
    G --> K
    H --> K
    I --> K
    J --> K

    K --> L
    L --> M

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    style M fill:#FF9800,color:#fff

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Tier-Based Actions

Tier	Criteria	Action	Investment
Premium (>70)	High revenue + footfall	Maintain excellence, expand nearby	High (renovations)
Standard (40-70)	Moderate performance	Optimize operations, test promos	Medium (training)
Underperforming (<40)	Low metrics	Intervention or closure	High or None

Business Impact

Metric	Before	After	Improvement
Failed Expansions	2-3/year	0-1/year	-67%
Location ROI	15%	22%	+47%
Investment Efficiency	60%	85%	+42%

Financial Impact:

• Cost Avoidance: Save $50k-$200k per bad location
• Revenue Optimization: +$8k-$20k/month
• Implementation: $3k-$5k (1 week)
• ROI: 2-3x

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🛠️ Implementation Roadmap

12-Week Gantt Chart

gantt
    title ML Model Implementation Timeline
    dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
    section Phase 1: Foundation
    Data Quality Audit           :a1, 2025-10-01, 3d
    Feature Engineering Pipeline :a2, after a1, 4d
    section Phase 2: Quick Wins
    Model 1: Customer Segmentation :b1, after a2, 7d
    Model 5: POS Location Ranking  :b2, after b1, 5d
    section Phase 3: Core Models
    Model 3: Churn Risk Scoring    :c1, after b2, 10d
    Model 2: Purchase Prediction   :c2, after c1, 12d
    section Phase 4: Advanced
    Model 4: Sentiment Analysis    :d1, after c2, 10d
    API Development & Deployment   :d2, after d1, 7d
    section Phase 5: Production
    Monitoring Dashboards          :e1, after d2, 5d
    Team Training                  :e2, after e1, 3d
    Go-Live & Handover            :e3, after e2, 2d

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Phased Approach

Phase 1 (Weeks 1-3): Foundation + Quick Wins

• Data quality audit and feature engineering
• Customer Segmentation (immediate marketing value)
• POS Location Ranking (expansion planning)

Phase 2 (Weeks 4-7): Core Production Models

• Churn Risk Scoring (retention campaigns)
• Purchase Value Prediction (revenue forecasting + upselling)

Phase 3 (Weeks 8-10): Advanced Analytics

• Sentiment Analysis (service quality monitoring)
• API development and system integration

Phase 4 (Weeks 11-12): Production Hardening

• Monitoring dashboards (MLflow, Evidently AI, Grafana)
• Team training and documentation
• Go-live with full support

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🏛️ Technical Architecture

System Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph "Users"
        U1[Marketing Team]
        U2[Operations Team]
        U3[Store Managers]
    end

    subgraph "ML Platform"
        API[FastAPI Services<br/>Prediction APIs]
        DASH[Streamlit Dashboards<br/>Analytics UI]
        BATCH[Airflow Jobs<br/>Batch Processing]
    end

    subgraph "External Systems"
        POS[POS System]
        SURVEY[Survey App]
        CRM[CRM System]
    end

    subgraph "Data Storage"
        DB[(PostgreSQL)]
        CACHE[(Redis Cache)]
        S3[(S3 Storage)]
    end

    SURVEY -->|REST API| API
    POS -->|REST API| API
    API -->|Update| CRM

    U1 -->|HTTPS| DASH
    U2 -->|HTTPS| DASH
    U3 -->|Alerts| API

    API -->|SQL| DB
    API -->|Cache| CACHE
    BATCH -->|Store| S3
    BATCH -->|ETL| DB

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    style DASH fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
    style BATCH fill:#FF9800,color:#fff

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Technology Stack

mindmap
  root((ML Platform))
    Data Processing
      Python 3.9+
      Pandas
      NumPy
      Great Expectations
    Machine Learning
      Scikit-learn
      XGBoost
      Imbalanced-learn
      Optuna
      SHAP
    NLP
      NLTK
      TextBlob
      TF-IDF
    Deployment
      FastAPI
      Docker
      Kubernetes
      Nginx
    Storage
      PostgreSQL
      Redis
      AWS S3
    Monitoring
      MLflow
      Evidently AI
      Prometheus
      Grafana
    Orchestration
      Apache Airflow
    Visualization
      Streamlit
      Plotly
      Seaborn

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Infrastructure Requirements

Component	Specification	Quantity	Monthly Cost
API Server	4 vCPU, 16GB RAM	2	$300
Database	PostgreSQL (managed)	1	$150
Cache	Redis (6GB)	1	$80
Storage	S3 (500GB)	1	$25
Airflow	2 vCPU, 8GB RAM	1	$120
Monitoring	Prometheus + Grafana	1	$60
Load Balancer	Managed service	1	$40
Total			~$775/month

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📊 Business Impact & ROI

Revenue Impact Breakdown

pie title Monthly Revenue Impact by Model
    "Purchase Prediction" : 30000
    "Churn Prevention" : 35000
    "Customer Segmentation" : 20000
    "Sentiment Analysis" : 12000
    "POS Ranking" : 10000

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ROI Summary

Model	Investment	Monthly Impact	Payback	12-Month ROI
Customer Segmentation	$7k	$20k	<1 month	34x
Purchase Prediction	$15k	$30k	2 months	24x
Churn Prevention	$12k	$35k	1.5 months	35x
Sentiment Analysis	$13k	$12k	3 months	11x
POS Ranking	$4k	$10k	<1 month	30x
Infrastructure	$20k	-	-	-
TOTAL	$71k	$107k/month	2.5 months	18x

Key Performance Indicators

Customer Metrics:

• Retention Rate: 65% → 80% (+15 pp)
• Churn Rate: 35% → 20% (-43%)
• Customer LTV: $350 → $480 (+37%)
• NPS Score: 7.2 → 8.5 (+18%)

Revenue Metrics:

• Monthly Revenue: $1.0M → $1.25M (+25%)
• Avg Transaction: $35 → $42 (+20%)
• Forecast Accuracy: ±40% → ±15% (62% improvement)
• Marketing ROI: 1.5x → 4.2x (+180%)

Operational Metrics:

• Marketing Efficiency: +30-40%
• Manual Analysis: -80% (40hrs → 8hrs/week)
• Issue Resolution: 5 days → 1 day (-80%)
• Expansion Success: +67%

Year 1 Financial Projection

Quarter	Revenue Impact	Cumulative	Notes
Q1	+$250k	$250k	Segmentation + Churn models live
Q2	+$400k	$650k	Purchase prediction + Sentiment
Q3	+$420k	$1.07M	Full platform operational
Q4	+$450k	$1.52M	Optimizations + expansions

Net Profit: $1.52M - $71k (investment) - $9.3k (infrastructure) = $1.44M in Year 1

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⚠️ Important Considerations

Data Limitations

1. Customer Identification:

   • No unique customer_id in surveys
   • Using pseudo-IDs (age + gender + temporal patterns)
   • May undercount repeat customers
   • Mitigation: Implement phone hashing in future

2. Sample Size Constraints:

   • POS dataset (<5k): Simple scoring only, no complex ML
   • Hostesses dataset (<5k): Excluded from production models
   • Focus: All ML on Surveys dataset (>10k rows)

3. Temporal Coverage:

   • Need ≥12 months data for seasonality
   • Models improve as data accumulates

Model Assumptions

• Segmentation: Customer behavior stable over 30-90 days
• Purchase Prediction: Weather data accurate, temporal patterns generalize
• Churn: 60-day inactivity threshold (adjustable)
• Sentiment: TextBlob scores align with business definition

Compliance & Ethics

Tobacco Marketing Regulations:

• ✅ Allowed: POS promotions, loyalty programs
• ❌ Prohibited: Youth targeting, health claims
• ⚠️ Restricted: Digital marketing, sampling

Data Privacy (GDPR):

• Anonymize PII (hashed IDs)
• Obtain marketing consent
• Implement right-to-deletion
• Encrypt sensitive data
• Quarterly privacy audits

Ethical AI:

• Monitor demographic bias
• Equal service quality across segments
• Model explainability (SHAP values)
• Human oversight for high-stakes decisions

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📚 References

Technical Documentation:

• XGBoost Documentation
• Scikit-learn User Guide
• FastAPI Documentation
• MLflow Documentation

Research Papers:

• Customer Segmentation Using K-Means Clustering - IEEE Transactions
• Predictive Churn Modeling in Retail - Journal of Retailing
• Sentiment Analysis for Business Intelligence - ACM Computing Surveys

Benchmarks:

• UCI ML Repository - Retail datasets
• Kaggle - Customer churn competitions
• NPS prediction MAPE <20% (industry standard)

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🤝 Contact

Author: Ismat Samadov - AI/ML Engineering Last Updated: 2025-10-01 Version: 2.0 - Production Ready Status: ✅ Ready for Implementation

For inquiries:

• Technical: ml-team@company.com
• Business: analytics@company.com

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📄 License

Internal use only. Proprietary and confidential.

© 2025 Inforotor AI Developer. All rights reserved.

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🎯 Next Steps

1. Data Audit - Validate data quality and completeness
2. Stakeholder Alignment - Present models and get buy-in
3. Quick Win - Start with Customer Segmentation (1 week)
4. Pilot Program - Test Churn model on 100 high-risk customers
5. Full Rollout - Deploy all 5 models over 12 weeks

Ready to begin implementation.