Stock Data Clustering of Food and Beverage Company

Cluster analysis can be defined as identifying groups of similar objects to discover distribution of patterns and interesting correlations in large data sets. Clustering analysis is important in the fields of pattern recognition and pattern classification. Over the years many methods have been developed for clustering data. In general, clustering methods can be categoried into two categories, i.e., fuzzy clustering and hard clustering. Fuzzy C-means is one of many methods of clustering based on fuzzy approach, while K-Means and K-Medoid are methods clustering based on crisp approach. This study aims to apply Fuzzy C-Means, K-Means and K-Medoid methods for clustering stock data in a jbod and beverage company. The main goal is to find a clustering method that can produce optimal clusters, The resulting clusters are validated using Dunn'• Index (DI). It is expected that the result of this reseach can be used to support decision making in the food and beverage company. Keywords : Clustering, Fuzzy C-Means, K-Means, K-Medoid, Cluster Validity, Dunn's Index (Dl)