"Forecasting is the process of making predictions of the future based on past and present data and most commonly by analysis of trends. A commonplace example might be estimation of some variable of interest at some specified future date. Prediction is a similar, but more general term This book...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- State of the Art -- Forecasting in Social Settings: The State of the Art* -- I. The Facts -- A Brief History of Forecasting -- When Predictions Go Wrong -- Improving Forecasting Accuracy over Time -- The Importance of...

Part I: Introduction, review and exploratory studies -- 1.1 Introduction: Intelligent Fashion Forecasting -- 1.2 Sales forecasting in Apparel and Fashion Industry: a review -- Collaborative Planning Forecasting Replenishment Schemes in Apparel Supply Chain Systems: Cases and Research...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Know Your Limits -- Chapter 3: See the Unseen -- Chapter 4: Unintended Consequences -- Chapter 5: When More is Better -- Chapter 6: Everything has a Price -- Chapter 7: Map the Environment -- Chapter 8: Establish a theory -- Chapter 9: Conclusion.