User Influence on the Relationship between Forecast Accuracy, Application and Logistics Performance

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Article

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Finance and Supply Chain Management

Publication Date

Spring 5-10-2011

Abstract

When companies develop and apply more accurate forecasts in their planning and management activities, they have the potential to improve performance throughout their organization and across the supply chain. To realize these improvements, however, companies must (1) implement techniques and practices that improve forecast accuracy, and (2) integrate the more accurate forecasts into their planning and management activities. While much research has focused on accomplishing the first of these requirements, few studies have investigated the important role that user's play in the application of forecasts for logistics planning and management. This article establishes a connection between forecast performance, user perceptions of the quality of forecasts they receive, the extent that they use the forecasts and the resulting impact on logistics performance.

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This article was originally published in Journal of Business Logistics. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Journal of Business Logistics

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