Amplifying the learning effects via a Forecasting and Foresight Support System

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-32

  Spithourakis, Georgios P ^a   Petropoulos, Fotios ^b   Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos ^c   Assimakopoulos, Vassilios ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Forecasting course; Hierarchies; Judgmental forecasts; Reconciliation; Training system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908081491     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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