Effective forecasting and judgmental adjustments: an empirical evaluation and strategies for improvement in supply-chain planning

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-23

  Fildes, Robert ^a   Goodwin, Paul ^b   Lawrence, Michael ^c   Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combining; Forecast adjustment; Forecasting accuracy; Forecasting support systems; Heuristics and biases; Judgment; Practice; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949092119     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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