Re-engineering of the forecasting process in a Greek wood-processing company

Panayiotou, NA; Gayialis, SP; Tatsiopoulos, IP

dc.contributor.author	Panayiotou, NA	en
dc.contributor.author	Gayialis, SP	en
dc.contributor.author	Tatsiopoulos, IP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:03Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0953-7287	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17520
dc.subject	Business process re-engineering	en
dc.subject	Case study	en
dc.subject	Forecasting	en
dc.subject	Production planning	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Industrial	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Manufacturing	en
dc.subject.classification	Operations Research & Management Science	en
dc.subject.other	Business process re-engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Case study	en
dc.subject.other	Medium-sized enterprise (SME)	en
dc.subject.other	Production planning	en
dc.subject.other	Forecasting	en
dc.subject.other	Resource allocation	en
dc.subject.other	Societies and institutions	en
dc.subject.other	Strategic planning	en
dc.subject.other	Wood	en
dc.subject.other	Reengineering	en
dc.subject.other	Planning	en
dc.subject.other	Resource Management	en
dc.subject.other	Wood Preparation	en
dc.title	Re-engineering of the forecasting process in a Greek wood-processing company	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/09537280500285482	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537280500285482	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents the re-engineering of the forecasting process of a medium-size Greek company operating in the wood industry. The analysis of the existing forecasting process was undertaken with the use of specific techniques, such as personal interviews, the construction of GRAI grids and the design of process charts. The problematic areas were identified as well as the corresponding good practices that could be implemented with the use of advanced planning tools that are integrated to an enterprise resource planning system. The design of the new process charts identified the need for the introduction of new activities and the definition of new performance measurements connected with the accuracy of the forecasting process. The case study presented demonstrated that the forecasting process, including the recognised activities, information input and outputs, and roles and responsibilities of all the involved parties, is of great importance in a small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) in order to become able to take advantage of any selected forecasting methods for the determination of the future demand.	en
heal.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD	en
heal.journalName	Production Planning and Control	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/09537280500285482	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000238306600005	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	257	en
dc.identifier.epage	272	en