Item classification via ABC-XYZ-Analysis is of high importance for strategic supply and inventory control. It is common to perform the analysis based on past consumption data. Upcoming trends regarding future consumption are not taken into consideration, which has been the object of...

Purpose – Item classification based on ABC‐XYZ analysis is of high importance for strategic supply and inventory control. It is common to perform the analysis with past consumption data. In this context, the purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that an integration of demand...