... derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Forecasting Scenario analysis Artificial intelligence...

..., scenario development and forecasting. It suggests the need for a new research programme to understand the dynamics of the planetary phase shift and its diverse implications for societies, industry, technology and politics. The research is limited in that the current paper does not explore how it can...

...Peter Kačmáry; Peter Bindzár; Jakub Kovalčík; Marek Ondov Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply and verify Fourier series analysis in combination with non-linear regression as a tool of forecasting and planning of inputs in the logistics process of a retail chain store. Design...

...Vinod Bhatia; K. Kalaivani Purpose Indian railways (IR) is one of the largest railway networks in the world. As a part of its strategic development initiative, demand forecasting can be one of the indispensable activities, as it may provide basic inputs for planning and control of various...

...Tadhg O’Mahony; Jyrki Luukkanen; Jarmo Vehmas; Jari Roy Lee Kaivo-oja Purpose The literature on economic forecasting, is showing an increase in criticism, of the inaccuracy of forecasts, with major implications for economic, and fiscal policymaking. Forecasts are subject to the systemic...

... accurately reflect a larger population but seeks only to identify broad trends in strategic practice. By drawing on a range of diverse organizations, this study aims to provide a rough analysis of the status quo in strategic planning, forecasting and foresight needed to manage today’s wave of strategic...

... its name because it goes back and forth between forecasting and backcasting, provides for give and take among different groups of stakeholders and creates and compares multiple scenarios depicting plausible futures. Design/methodology/approach After defining Bouncecasting, presenting its main...

...Muhammad AsadUllah; Muhammad Adnan Bashir; Abdur Rahman Aleemi Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the accuracy of combined models with the individual models in terms of forecasting Euro against US dollar during COVID-19 era. During COVID, the euro shows sharp fluctuation in upward...

... Innovation Culture Sustainable development Environmental politics Forecasting There has always been a gap between the theory and practice of foresight. In recent years, the practice of foresight has sought to integrate with some theoretical approaches. Disappointed with the practical effect...

... Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Sustainable development Economic forecasting Modelling Scenario planning Forecasting Bioeconomy Sustainability East-Africa The various approaches to bioeconomy are focussed on the traditional (agriculture...

... within foresight projects. Forecasting Content analysis Future trends Horizon scanning Podcasting An elementary component of strategic foresight is the timely recognition and interpretation of new developments and trends (Cuhls, 2020 ; Andresen et al., 2020). A wide variety...

... are not straightforward. How we approach the future and our relationship with it has underlying ontological and epistemological assumptions (Poli, 2010, 2017). Forecasting ( Makridakis et al., 2008 ), foresight ( Bishop and Hines, 2012 ; Hines and Bishop, 2013 ; Popper, 2008 ), futures studies (Bell, 2009; Gidley, 2017...

... rights only Ontology Forecasting Futures studies Foresight fundamentals Social systems prediction In the years following World War II, a field of scholarship emerged, which focused on anticipating what the future might be like in 10, 25, 50 years or more. Initially called by different...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Futures Forecasting Sustainable development Forward planning Regenerative The consequences of unsustainable human behaviours have resulted in the global arrival at an unprecedented environmental precipice. The impacts of climatic change...

... the possible course of domestic inflation relative to inflation abroad becomes an important input in policy-making. In this context, the author compares simple forecast heuristics and econometric modeling. Design/methodology/approach The study compares two basically different approaches. The first approach...

... that can conform closely to the target areas of interest for continuous, long-term monitoring of the human body, while improving user experience. Findings The authors have highlighted current attempts of mechanically adaptive devices for health care, and the authors forecast key aspects for the future...

... by bringing together short-term forecasts and long-term exploratory and visionary scenarios. Each time horizon allows for re-considering and dynamically changing drivers and assumptions of scenarios and thus builds not a single linear, but multiple and dynamic pathways into the future. Following...

.... Such knowledge provides information and insight in the future (Nelson et al., 2008 ; van der Steen and van Twist, 2013). In this respect, anticipation and anticipatory practices are seen as an umbrella term for multiple approaches to the future that include forecasting, foresight, future modelling...

... between sectoral and national components of TFS and on application of the results of foresight studies (implemented within the framework of TFS) for the strategic planning. Originality/value Russia has a long history of technological planning and forecasting and engages regularly in extensive...

...Rekha Raju; Manish Kumar; Manoj Changat Purpose The purpose of this study is to show how scenario-based forecasting can give a better understanding of future commercial potential of a newly developed technology. This study aims to bridge the existing gaps in technology commercialization process...