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1. What is the main business problem faced by Southern States Cooperative? 2. How was predictive analytics applied in the application case? 3. What problems were solved by the optimization techniques employed by Southern States Cooperative?

1. What is the main business problem faced by Southern States Cooperative?
2. How was predictive analytics applied in the application case?
3. What problems were solved by the optimization techniques employed by Southern States Cooperative?

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