Upcoming Forecasting Training Courses by the Lancaster Centre for Forecasting
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The Lancaster Centre for Forecasting offers two forecasting courses in the key areas of Time Series Methods (Exponential Smoothing) and Slow Moving & Intermittent Demand. These courses aim to give forecasting practitioners the skills necessary to apply different time series forecasting methods, and improve their accuracy.
The courses will use hands-on training exercises using MS Excel, including templates for the most common forecasting methods, and real-world data.
Forecasting with Time Series Methods (Exponential Smoothing)
October 28-29, 2013, Work Foundation, London (SW1H)
- Time Series algorithms: Learn all 12 variants of Exponential Smoothing, plus other Benchmark algorithms.
- Solving common problems: How to select the right Exponential Smoothing model? How to find good parameters? When to switch from models to judgment?
- Evaluating forecasts: How to measure accuracy and develop robust KPIs?
Slow Moving & Intermittent Demand
November 4, 2013, Lancaster University
- Slow moving item forecasting: How does it differ from conventional forecasting?
- Intermittent demand methods: How to forecast slow moving items? Which method is best for your data? What is the state-of-the-art?
- Evaluate forecasting performance: How to assess your predictions?
Read more about our forthcoming courses and download the brochures: http://goo.gl/5eCfuD
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About us
Lancaster Centre for Forecasting (LCF, www.forecasting-centre.com) leads the field in applied forecasting research in Europe, offering over 20 years of forecasting expertise in consultancy and training. Read more: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/research/centres/Forecasting/History/
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