The efficacy of using judgmental versus quantitative forecasting methods in practice

Omega

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 511-522

  Sanders, Nadia R ^a   Manrodt, Karl B ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical research; Forecasting; Judgmental methods; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BUSINESS FORECASTING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FORECAST ERRORS; FORECASTING METHODS; JUDGMENTAL METHOD; ORGANISATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; PRIMARY USERS; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; SURVEY DATA;

FORECASTING;

EID: 0142184292     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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