Forecasting support systems: What we know, what we need to know

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 290-294

  Fildes, Robert ^a   Goodwin, Paul ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84898629463     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2013.01.001     Document Type: Editorial

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