What's New in Forecasting Software

Friday 16 October 2020, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Venue

online, Lancaster, United Kingdom, LA1 4YW

Open to

Alumni, External Organisations, Postgraduates, Public, Staff

Registration

Free to attend - registration required

Registration Info

To book and further information here 

Event Details

Webinair

Companies looking to obtain a new software solution often feel like in a candy store: There are lots of options, but the forecasting needs may well be quite specific, and the budget is typically constrained. In addition to new startups that supply very specific machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, established business intelligence software companies are adding more and more predictive time-series analysis tools to their product lines increasing the number of software solutions available. As a result, it is difficult to choose the most appropriate product to meet prospective users’ needs. This talk highlights insights from the latest biennial ORMS-Today forecasting software survey, led by the Centre for Marketing Analytics and Forecasting, on recent developments and future trends in this industry sector – supporting practitioners making their forecasting software purchase decision.

Speaker

Dr Oliver Schaer

University of Virginia, Darden School of Business

Oliver Schaer is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. His research interests are in the application of predictive analytics for the areas of business operations and marketing. More specifically, he is currently working on new product forecasting and incorporating user-generated content into demand forecasting models to improve decision-making. He is a visiting research fellow of the Centre for Marketing Analytics and Forecasting at Lancaster Univers

Contact Details

Name Teresa Aldren
Email

t.aldren@lancaster.ac.uk

Telephone number

Website

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-forecasting-talks-whats-new-in-forecasting-software-tickets-121837797131