Retail forecasting: Research and practice

R Fildes, S Ma, S Kolassa - International Journal of Forecasting, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the research literature on forecasting retail demand. We begin by
introducing the forecasting problems that retailers face, from the strategic to the operational …

Supply chain forecasting: Theory, practice, their gap and the future

AA Syntetos, Z Babai, JE Boylan, S Kolassa… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Supply Chain Forecasting (SCF) goes beyond the operational task of extrapolating
demand requirements at one echelon. It involves complex issues such as supply chain …

Fast fashion, charities, and the circular economy: challenges for operations management

R Zanjirani Farahani, N Asgari… - Production and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Textile waste is one of the most pollutant items globally, being strongly affected by fast
fashion (FF) products. Public pressure has made many FF firms voluntarily collect a small …

Dynamic assortment with demand learning for seasonal consumer goods

F Caro, J Gallien - Management science, 2007 - pubsonline.informs.org
Companies such as Zara and World Co. have recently implemented novel product
development processes and supply chain architectures enabling them to make more …

Demand forecasting for fashion products: A systematic review

K Swaminathan, R Venkitasubramony - International Journal of Forecasting, 2024 - Elsevier
Fashion is one of the most challenging categories for forecasting demand. Our study
provides a systematic literature review of the different forecasting techniques used in the …

Clearance pricing optimization for a fast-fashion retailer

F Caro, J Gallien - Operations research, 2012 - pubsonline.informs.org
Fast-fashion retailers such as Zara offer continuously changing assortments and use
minimal in-season promotions. Their clearance pricing problem is thus challenging because …

The benefits of advance booking discount programs: Model and analysis

CS Tang, K Rajaram, A Alptekinoğlu… - Management …, 2004 - pubsonline.informs.org
Consider a retailer who sells perishable seasonal products with uncertain demand. Due to
the short sales season and long replenishment lead times associated with such products …

Retail assortment planning in the presence of consumer search

GP Cachon, C Terwiesch, Y Xu - Manufacturing & Service …, 2005 - pubsonline.informs.org
Consumers often know what kind of product they wish to purchase, but do not know which
specific variant best fits their needs. As a result, a consumer may find an acceptable product …

Dynamic advertising content distribution and placement systems and methods

JD Barnes, SK Sharma, PH Distler… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
US PATENT DOCUMENTS tisements stored in the mobile device. Each advertisement
comprises Substantive content and a value in an impression 5,636,346 A 6, 1997 Saxe field …

The impact of aggregation level on forecasting performance

G Zotteri, M Kalchschmidt, F Caniato - International Journal of Production …, 2005 - Elsevier
Most operations decisions are based on some kind of forecast of future demand. Thus,
forecasting is definitely a very traditional area in the operations and inventory management …