[HTML][HTML] Explainable AI for operational research: A defining framework, methods, applications, and a research agenda

KW De Bock, K Coussement, A De Caigny… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ability to understand and explain the outcomes of data analysis methods, with regard to
aiding decision-making, has become a critical requirement for many applications. For …

[HTML][HTML] Forecasting: theory and practice

F Petropoulos, D Apiletti, V Assimakopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forecasting has always been at the forefront of decision making and planning. The
uncertainty that surrounds the future is both exciting and challenging, with individuals and …

[HTML][HTML] Forecast reconciliation: A review

G Athanasopoulos, RJ Hyndman, N Kourentzes… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Collections of time series formed via aggregation are prevalent in many fields. These are
commonly referred to as hierarchical time series and may be constructed cross-sectionally …

What do consumers want? A methodological framework to identify determinant product attributes from consumers' online questions

AG Fernando, ECX Aw - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Determinant attributes play an important role in consumers' purchase decisions. Firms rely
on them to differentiate their products. Determinant attributes are typically identified using …

Understanding forecast reconciliation

R Hollyman, F Petropoulos, ME Tip** - European Journal of Operational …, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of recent papers introduce the concept of Forecast Reconciliation, a process by
which independently generated forecasts of a collection of linearly related time series are …

Demand forecasting in supply chains: a review of aggregation and hierarchical approaches

MZ Babai, JE Boylan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Demand forecasts are the basis of most decisions in supply chain management. The
granularity of these decisions lead to different forecast requirements. For example, inventory …

Probabilistic forecast reconciliation: Properties, evaluation and score optimisation

A Panagiotelis, P Gamakumara… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
We develop a framework for forecasting multivariate data that follow known linear
constraints. This is particularly common in forecasting where some variables are aggregates …

Elucidate structure in intermittent demand series

N Kourentzes, G Athanasopoulos - European Journal of Operational …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intermittent demand forecasting has been widely researched in the context of spare parts
management. However, it is becoming increasingly relevant to many other areas, such as …

Forecast combination-based forecast reconciliation: Insights and extensions

T Di Fonzo, D Girolimetto - International Journal of Forecasting, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we build upon a recently proposed forecast combination-based approach to
the reconciliation of a simple hierarchy (Hollyman R., Petropoulos F., Tip** ME …

Do we want coherent hierarchical forecasts, or minimal MAPEs or MAEs?(We won't get both!)

S Kolassa - International Journal of Forecasting, 2023 - Elsevier
Do we want coherent hierarchical forecasts, or minimal MAPEs or MAEs? (We won’t get both!)
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