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Analytics Process Automation improving government procurement with NLP

amacisaac
Alteryx
Alteryx

Working with Alteryx partner ResonantLogic, a Federal Government agency is using a Natural Language Process (NLP) analytics workflow to reduce thousands of labor hours spent finding and fixing contract description errors. The Alteryx platform was used to automatically collect federal procurement data and was used to schedule this activity to ensure the latest information was always available for users.

 

The system translates validation rules into an easy-to-use workflow. This lets users build and test algorithms without the need for complex code. And because Alteryx makes managing data workflows easy, users can simply update the workflows as conditions and validation rules change over time.

The system also uses NLP to interpret the meaningfulness of user-generated Award Descriptions. With Alteryx errors and exceptions can be identified automatically and intelligently suggested corrections are generated.

 

The platform automatically performs reference checks and provides corrected values using third-party sources such as Dun & Bradstreet and U.S. Postal Services. The system uses a machine learning model that can be trained by users to determine whether a user-generated award description is meaningful. The system allows users to update a training library and view the results of analyzed award descriptions.

 

The platform automatically creates a report that lists the contract awards, the data fields with errant values, and the recommended values. Additionally, the platform can provide custom reports to identify defect trends that can be used to support user training and other continuous improvement activities.

All of this automation speeds up the procurement process and improves transparency in the description and accuracy of procurement contracts, ensuring that taxpayer funding is used appropriately with the creation of automated insights.

 

You can read more about this use case here: https://www.alteryx.com/customer-story/irs-uses-alteryx-to-improve-data-accountability

Andy MacIsaac
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