... countries. In that manner, reverse logistics may contribute to managing e-waste collection. Hence, in order to manage the reverse logistics activities, proper roadmaps are essential. Thus, to comprehend the current state and to anticipate the future, the initial step of roadmaps should be forecasting. From...

...M. Caridi; R. Cigolini; D. De Marco Purpose The standpoint of this research lies in the study of the CPFR process for trading partners (belonging to the same supply chain) who are willing to collaborate in exchanging sales and order forecast. This points out the need for providing a collaboration...

... industry is responding to these e‐commerce challenges. consumer intimacy; collaborative planning and forecasting; stock replenishment; e‐commerce support. This national survey was conducted between March and June 1999. To make the survey internationally comparative, the Kurt Salmon...

... and capital utilization. BPR Cycle time Forecasting Pharmaceuticals industry Supply-chain management In the 1990s the pharmaceuticals industry is facing major changes in its environment. The near bankruptcy of health care systems in developed countries has led everywhere to expenditure control...

...A.H. Lines Provides a summary of the main reasons for making forecasts, types of forecast and their methods of preparation and interpretation. The transformation of industrial markets from production led to market driven has compelled manufacturers to supply from stock instead of making to order...

...John F. Hill The need to make forecasts is commonplace in industry. The accuracy (and hence, usefulness) of forecasts varies from one sector to another, but is rarely high. Describes an approach to the monitoring of forecasts which aims to detect significant inaccuracy and to quantify...