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Integrating Forecasting and Planning
(Elsevier, 1973-09)
Specialization inhibits or prohibits interdisciplinary communication among diverse areas. It contributes to segmentation, which becomes a serious problem when several of those areas should depend upon knowledge which exists ...
The M3-Competition: results, conclusions and implications
(Elsevier, 2000)
This paper describes the M3-Competition, the latest of the M-Competitions. It explains the reasons for conducting the competition and summarizes its results and conclusions. In addition, the paper compares such results / ...
Living in a world of low levels of predictability
(Elsevier, 2009)
This conclusion aims to summarize the major issues surrounding forecasting, as well as the extensive empirical evidence
proving our inability to accurately predict the future. In addition, it discusses our resistance to ...
Multiple regression: chapter 9
(Wiley, John & Sons, 1989)
In Chapter 8 simple regression and correlation were introduced and discussed.
In simple regression the basic proposition is that an independent variable
can be used to predict the value of some dependent variable (the ...
Semilog Transformation
(John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1978)
In business and economic series it is often true that a constant rate of
growth prevails. This can happen with the sales of a company, GNP, consumption
patterns, etc. For example, if the growth in GNP is 5% a year, it ...
Commentary on the Makridakis Time Series Competition (M-Competition)
(1983)
In 1982, the Journal of Forecasting published the results of a forecasting competition organized
by Spyros Makridakis (Makridakis et al., 1982). In this, the ex ante forecast errors of 21 methods were
compared for forecasts ...
Forecasting accuracy and the assumption of constancy
(Elsevier, 1981)
Statistical forecasting is based on the assumption of constancy, or structural ability in the data. This paper argues that such an assumption might not always be realistic in real life forecasting situations. Unfortunately, ...
Le defi Europeen: traduit par Florence Paban
(Les éditions d'organisation, 1991)
Encore un ouvrage sur l'ouverture européenne, me direz-vous.
Ce fut notre première réaction lorsque nous avons envisagé
d'écrire sur le sujet. Le marché nous sembla inondé d'ouvrages
censés traiter de l'Europe unie et ...
Factors Affecting Success in Business: Management Theories/ Tools Versus Predicting Changes
(Pergamon, 1996)
Management theories and tools, like the fashion industry have their moment of glory and die. Very few survive and, in some cases, their passing leaves extensive corporate damage in their wake. Spyros Makridakis reviews the ...
An Analysis of the Interrelationships Among the Major World Stock Exchanges
(Wiley, 1974-06)
The method of principal component is used in this paper to analyse the interrelationship among the world's major stock exchanges. The major finding is that the interrelationship is unstable over time. This finding proves ...