Judging the judges through accuracy-implication metrics: The case of inventory forecasting

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 134-143

  Syntetos, Aris A ^a   Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos ^b   Boylan, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjusting forecasts; Judgemental forecasting; Sales forecasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149091475     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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