A multivariate approach for multi-step demand forecasting in assembly industries: Empirical evidence from an automotive supply chain

Autor: M. Sameiro Carvalho, João N.C. Gonçalves, Nuno M. Frazão, Paulo Cortez
Přispěvatelé: Universidade do Minho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Multivariate statistics
Information Systems and Management
Computer science
Supply chain
Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias
02 engineering and technology
Management Information Systems
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Economic indicator
020204 information systems
Component (UML)
0502 economics and business
Machine learning
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering

Developmental and Educational Psychology
Econometrics
Autoregressive integrated moving average
Supply chain management
Science & Technology
05 social sciences
Univariate
Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Computação e da Informação
Demand forecasting
Decision support
Production planning
Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias [Engenharia e Tecnologia]
050211 marketing
Ciências da Computação e da Informação [Ciências Naturais]
ARIMAX
Information Systems
Forecasting
Zdroj: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
instacron:RCAAP
Popis: Preprint
Demand forecasting works as a basis for operating, business and production planning decisions in many supply chain contexts. Yet, how to accurately predict the manufacturer's demand for components in the presence of end-customer demand uncertainty remains poorly understood. Assigning the proper order quantities of components to suppliers thus becomes a nontrivial task, with a significant impact on planning, capacity and inventory-related costs. This paper introduces a multivariate approach to predict manufacturer's demand for components throughout multiple forecast horizons using different leading indicators of demand shifts. We compare the autoregressive integrated moving average model with exogenous inputs (ARIMAX) with Machine Learning (ML) models. Using a real case study, we empirically evaluate the forecasting and supply chain performance of the multivariate regression models over the component's life-cycle. The experiments show that the proposed multivariate approach provides superior forecasting and inventory performance compared with traditional univariate benchmarks. Moreover, it reveals applicable throughout the component's life-cycle, not just to a single stage. Particularly, we found that demand signals at the beginning of the life-cycle are predicted better by the ARIMAX model, but it is outperformed by ML-based models in later life-cycle stages.
INCT-EN - Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para Excitotoxicidade e Neuroproteção(UIDB/00319/2020)
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