Study of demand forecasting using time-series analysis (ARIMA): a manufacturing supply-chain case study
摘要
Demand forecasting has been recognized as a crucial factor in influencing the inventory levels and ordering decisions in manufacturing supply chain systems. This paper aims to propose a straightforward and univariate demand forecasting process based on the autoregressive integrated moving average model and its application in a monthly demand forecasting problem for manufacturing items, particularly nuts, bolts, and screws. The proposed procedure for demand forecasting aligns well with the Box–Jenkins modeling approach and involves steps for data visualization, stationarity testing through the Augmented Dickey–Fuller test, variance stabilization and detrending of the time series, and finally, residual analysis for assessing the performance of the proposed model. The performance of the proposed model in demand forecasting is assessed through appropriate metrics for measuring the errors.