This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title. References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEcĬitations: View citations in EconPapers (4) Track citations by RSS feedįull text for ScienceDirect subscribers only This Guide for Demand Forecasting Methods comprised of 6,345 words, 40 pages, 14 pictures and few demonstrating tables Get The Ultimate Guide to Demand Forecasting This Guide will certainly help you kick start and/or improve the Demand Review of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Process. Keywords: Forecasting GMRG Universalistic theory Contingency theory Configuration theory (search for similar items in EconPapers) The results demonstrate that each perspective has some empirical support. The intelligence is achieved by collaboration and alignment. Supply Chain Planning is a continuous business process that enables firms from hospitals to chemicals to respond to emerging situations in an intelligent manner maintaining a balance between demand and supply. Analysis is conducted by collecting data of more than 500 companies in different countries via the 4th edition of the Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG IV) questionnaire. Is demand management illusively complex Here’s a look at some best practices in demand management and characterization. This repository provides examples and best practice guidelines for building forecasting solutions. Almost every business needs to predict the future in order to make better decisions and allocate resources more effectively.
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In this work, we compare these different perspectives by designing and testing different sets of propositions that underline the aforementioned perspectives. Forecasting Best Practices Time series forecasting is one of the most important topics in data science.
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A third perspective is the configurational one, which asserts that there are synergistic effects among best practices. In the contingent perspective, the effectiveness of forecasting practices depends on the specific kind of context each company faces.
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According to the universalistic perspective, some forecasting practices are universally effective regardless of the context in which companies operate. An organization should have a periodic planning process. Literature has addressed the best practice concept under three different perspectives. Setting targets based on a forecast will lead to greater forecast variance and less useful information. The paper focuses on best practices in demand forecasting.
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International Journal of Production Economics, 2012, vol. Best practices in demand forecasting: Tests of universalistic, contingency and configurational theories