Master Thesis: Demand Forecasting
Core
Develop a conceptual and practically applicable framework for evaluating demand forecasting performance based on total business impact rather than accuracy alone.
Role type
Master Thesis Researcher (Supply Chain Analytics)
Builds
A decision-support framework for optimizing forecasting effort across product-customer segments and time horizons
Domain
Supply Chain Management / Operations Research
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Forecasting, Statistics, Optimization, Data Analysis
Preferred skills
Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, Business Analytics, Economics
Responsibilities
Conduct literature review, perform empirical analysis of historical forecasting and supply-chain performance data, develop evaluation criteria, identify cost-benefit thresholds for forecast accuracy
