Comments on effective forecasting and judgmental adjustments: an empirical evaluation and strategies for improvement in supply-chain planning

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dc.citation.epage31en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.spage30en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber25en_US
dc.contributor.authorÖnkal, D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T11:58:15Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T11:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Managementen_US
dc.description.abstractDemand forecasting is a crucial aspect of the planning process in supply-chain companies. The most common approach to forecasting demand in these companies involves the use of a computerized forecasting system to produce initial forecasts and the subsequent judgmental adjustment of these forecasts by the company's demand planners, ostensibly to take into account exceptional circumstances expected over the planning horizon. Making these adjustments can involve considerable management effort and time, but do they improve accuracy, and are some types of adjustment more effective than others? To investigate this, we collected data on more than 60,000 forecasts and outcomes from four supply-chain companies. In three of the companies, on average, judgmental adjustments increased accuracy. However, a detailed analysis revealed that, while the relatively larger adjustments tended to lead to greater average improvements in accuracy, the smaller adjustments often damaged accuracy. In addition, positive adjustments, which involved adjusting the forecast upwards, were much less likely to improve accuracy than negative adjustments. They were also made in the wrong direction more frequently, suggesting a general bias towards optimism. Models were then developed to eradicate such biases. Based on both this statistical analysis and organisational observation, the paper goes on to analyse strategies designed to enhance the effectiveness of judgmental adjustments directly.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijforecast.2008.09.003en_US
dc.identifier.issn0169-2070
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/11647
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2008.09.003en_US
dc.source.titleInternational Journal of Forecastingen_US
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_US
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectModelen_US
dc.titleComments on effective forecasting and judgmental adjustments: an empirical evaluation and strategies for improvement in supply-chain planningen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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