Spreadsheets Based Tool for Supporting Demand Forecasting in Distribution Centers

The paper presents a research work focalized on support tools developing for demand forecasting in the field of large retail trade. The demand forecasting activities play a criticai role in the distribution centers and retai I stores management. The need to improve the efficiency of such activities both for better forecasting results and for time consuming reduction has driven the authors in developing a flexible and simple support tool to use real time in the forecast processo