The inventory management and production planning of parts with irregular demand patterns are challenging for manufacturing companies. These patterns often occur in the strategically critical spare parts sector, where the inventory and capital commitment costs are high. For this reason, an...

This article forms an attempt to expand the ability of online search queries to predict initial jobless claims in the United States and further explore the intricacies of Google Trends. In contrast to researchers who used only a small number of search queries or limited themselves to job agency...