Mean-Based Error Measures for Intermittent Demand Forecasting

Autor: Prestwich, S. D., Rossi, R., Tarim, S. A., Hnich, B.
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 52(22):6782-6791, 2014
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.917771
Popis: To compare different forecasting methods on demand series we require an error measure. Many error measures have been proposed, but when demand is intermittent some become inapplicable, some give counter-intuitive results, and there is no agreement on which is best. We argue that almost all known measures rank forecasters incorrectly on intermittent demand series. We propose several new error measures with wider applicability, and correct forecaster ranking on several intermittent demand patterns. We call these "mean-based" error measures because they evaluate forecasts against the (possibly time-dependent) mean of the underlying stochastic process instead of point demands.
Databáze: arXiv