Forecasting demand for single-period products: A case study in the apparel industry

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-147

  Mostard, Julien ^a   Teunter, Ruud ^b   De Koster, René ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apparel; Demand forecasting; Mail order

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE DEMAND INFORMATION; APPAREL; APPAREL COMPANIES; APPAREL INDUSTRY; DEMAND DATA; DEMAND FORECASTING; EXPERT JUDGMENT; FASHION INDUSTRY; FORECASTING DEMAND; FORECASTING METHODS; MAIL ORDERS; ORDER DATA; SMALL GROUPS;

INDUSTRY;

FORECASTING;

EID: 79551484133     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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