Sales forecasting practices of Egyptian public enterprises: Survey evidence

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-368

  Mady, M Tawfik ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egyptian manufacturing firms; Forecasting practice, Forecasting techniques, Familiarity and usage, Implementation problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000202060     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2070(00)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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