[HTML][HTML] M5 accuracy competition: Results, findings, and conclusions

S Makridakis, E Spiliotis, V Assimakopoulos - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we present the results of the M5 “Accuracy” competition, which was the first of
two parallel challenges in the latest M competition with the aim of advancing the theory and …

[HTML][HTML] The M5 competition: Background, organization, and implementation

S Makridakis, E Spiliotis, V Assimakopoulos - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The M5 competition follows the previous four M competitions, whose purpose is to learn from
empirical evidence how to improve forecasting performance and advance the theory and …

Comparison of statistical and machine learning methods for daily SKU demand forecasting

E Spiliotis, S Makridakis, AA Semenoglou… - Operational …, 2022 - Springer
Daily SKU demand forecasting is a challenging task as it usually involves predicting
irregular series that are characterized by intermittency and erraticness. This is particularly …

Exploring the representativeness of the M5 competition data

E Theodorou, S Wang, Y Kang, E Spiliotis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main objective of the M5 competition, which focused on forecasting the hierarchical unit
sales of Walmart, was to evaluate the accuracy and uncertainty of forecasting methods in the …

Optimization of fuzzy inventory lot-size with scrap and defective items under inspection policy

H Garg, C Sugapriya, V Kuppulakshmi, D Nagarajan - Soft Computing, 2023 - Springer
The paper aims to provide a technical framework for the enactment of procedures for the
production management of large-scale industry. During production, the inspection process …

Predicting/hypothesizing the findings of the M5 competition

S Makridakis, E Spiliotis, V Assimakopoulos - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scientific method consists of making hypotheses or predictions and then carrying out
experiments to test them once the actual results have become available, in order to learn …

Model selection in reconciling hierarchical time series

M Abolghasemi, RJ Hyndman, E Spiliotis, C Bergmeir - Machine Learning, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Model selection has been proven an effective strategy for improving accuracy in
time series forecasting applications. However, when dealing with hierarchical time series …

Commentary on the M5 forecasting competition

S Kolassa - International Journal of Forecasting, 2022 - Elsevier
The M5 forecasting competition is another milestone in the field of forecasting, especially as
it may have been the first exposure for many data scientists to probabilistic and quantile …

Neural network for a novel disturbance optimal control model for inventory and production planning in a four-echelon supply chain with reverse logistic

A Pooya, A Mansoori, M Eshaghnezhad… - Neural Processing …, 2021 - Springer
The present paper is devoted to modeling and solving the inventory and production
planning in a four-echelon supply chain (SC) with reverse logistics, from supplier to after …

A control algorithm for a non-stationary batch service production system using Kalman filter

H Yousefnejad, MS Monfared - Expert Systems with Applications, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a dynamically optimized control algorithm for a fully automated batch
service production process, with non-stationary nature of order arrivals. The problem of …