A New Metric for Lumpy and Intermittent Demand Forecasts: Stock-keeping-oriented Prediction Error Costs

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, Dominik
dc.contributor.authorSpitzer, Philipp
dc.contributor.authorKühl, Niklas
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T07:20:33Z
dc.date.available2020-01-04T07:20:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-07
dc.description.abstractForecasts of product demand are essential for short- and long-term optimization of logistics and production. Thus, the most accurate prediction possible is desirable. In order to optimally train predictive models, the deviation of the forecast compared to the actual demand needs to be assessed by a proper metric. However, if a metric does not represent the actual prediction error, predictive models are insufficiently optimized and, consequently, will yield inaccurate predictions. The most common metrics such as MAPE or RMSE, however, are not suitable for the evaluation of forecasting errors, especially for lumpy and intermittent demand patterns, as they do not sufficiently account for, e.g., temporal shifts (prediction before or after actual demand) or cost-related aspects. Therefore, we propose a novel metric that, in addition to statistical considerations, also addresses business aspects. Additionally, we evaluate the metric based on simulated and real demand time series from the automotive aftermarket.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2020.121
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-3-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/63860
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectBig Data and Analytics: Pathways to Maturity
dc.subjectforecast
dc.subjectintermittent
dc.subjectlumpy
dc.subjectmetric
dc.subjecttime series
dc.titleA New Metric for Lumpy and Intermittent Demand Forecasts: Stock-keeping-oriented Prediction Error Costs
dc.typeConference Paper
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