Forecasting in the Scottish electronics industry

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 361-371

  Watson, Moira C ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronics industry; Sales forecasting; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030240220     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-2070(96)00670-X     Document Type: Article

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