Identifying and reducing errors in remaining time prediction due to inter-case dynamics

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Abstract

Remaining time prediction (RTP) is the problem of predicting the time until a specific process step is reached in a specific process instance. Feature engineering in established RTP techniques assume that cases progress in isolation. Intercase dynamics such as batching violate this assumption, leading to high prediction errors. Yet, existing RTP techniques do not consider the nature of prediction errors to improve quality. We contribute a technique for identifying the location and context of prediction errors by visually comparing prediction and ground truth. For the case of batching, we show how to engineer inter-case features that detail the impact of batching on the remaining time. Our evaluation shows that adding intercase features improves prediction performance across almost all evaluated primary prediction methods on two real-life event logs, with error reductions of up to 37%. We finally advocate for a more thorough and transparent evaluation of prediction errors in RTP research, including our own results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 2nd International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2020
EditorsBoudewijn van Dongen, Marco Montali, Moe Thandar Wynn
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages25-32
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781728198323
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020
Event2nd International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2020 - Virtual/Online, Padua, Italy
Duration: 4 Oct 20209 Oct 2020
https://icpmconference.org/2020/

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2020
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPadua
Period4/10/209/10/20
Internet address

Keywords

  • batch processing
  • inter-case features
  • predictive process monitoring
  • remaining time prediction

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