An aggregate-disaggregate intermittent demand approach (ADIDA) to forecasting: An empirical proposition and analysis

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 544-554

  Nikolopoulos, K ^a   Syntetos, A A ^b   Boylan, J E ^c   Petropoulos, F ^d   Assimakopoulos, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e Ministry of Economy and Finance   (Greece)

Author keywords

aggregation; demand forecasting; empirical investigation; intermittent demand; inventory management

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; FORECASTING; MILITARY APPLICATIONS;

AGGREGATION LEVEL; DEMAND FORECASTING; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; INTERMITTENT DEMAND; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; LEAD TIME DEMANDS; LOWER FREQUENCIES; STOCK KEEPING UNIT;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 79951632467     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2010.32     Document Type: Article

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