CMAF Friday Forecasting Talk: Pragmatic insight on forecasting during the global pandemic

Friday 11 December 2020, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Venue

Online

Open to

Alumni, External Organisations, Postgraduates, Prospective International Students, Prospective Postgraduate Students, Public, Staff

Registration

Free to attend - registration required

Registration Info

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Event Details

Just as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all our lives, it has had a major impact on virtually all businesses. While some businesses have seen demand surge, others have seen it plummet.

While some businesses continue to observe a disruptive influence on demand, others have seen demand stabilize to a new normal. Many companies continue to struggle with stock outs and longer lead times.

This webinar will provide pragmatic insight into how to use Forecast Pro’s methods and techniques to create accurate forecasts during the global pandemic. Drawing upon their extensive expertise in forecasting approaches that have been successfully used during this and other business disruptions,

Sarah and Erik will provide an overview of how Forecast Pro can be used to account for the impact of Covid-19 in statistical models and how to efficiently integrate judgmental overrides in large scale forecasting projects. Erik and Sarah will profile several business categories, review the methods that are best suited to each group and demonstrate these approaches in Forecast Pro TRAC using real-world examples.

Speakers

Erik Subatis

Forecast Pro

Erik started at BFS as a product specialist and has been Sales Director for the past 8 years. Erik has a B.A in Writing from Ithaca College and expects to earn a Master’s in Software Engineering from Harvard Extension School next year.

Sarah Darin

Forecast Pro

Sarah Darin is a Vice President at Business Forecast Systems. Sarah received her undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and has a M.S. in Statistics from the University of Chicago, where she was a PhD candidate (ABD) and served as a Lecturer.

Contact Details

Name Teresa Aldren
Email

t.aldren@lancaster.ac.uk

Telephone number

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