Jeff Greer, VP of Operations for KVH Industries, supports a global supply chain for satellite communications equipment. In this role, he has developed expertise in enhancing supply-chain performance with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. KVH has used his pioneering GIS model to...

ÒWhat will our revenue be this year?Ó Your firmÕs financial experts will spend countless hours on this one question; it will keep the CEO, CFO, and possibly the investment advisors and shareholders working late into the night. Kevin Foley writes here that, for professional service firms,...

Mike Gilliland has long advocated the use of a forecast value added (FVA) metric to assess the effectiveness of managerial adjustments to statistical forecasts as well as other individual phases of the forecasting process. FVA has caught on in many companies as an aid in eliminating unnecessary...

In his review of MoonÕs new book, Mello covers several of the authorÕs topics: DSI vs. S&OP, the importance of collaboration, the framework of a well-run DSI process, and the implementation of DSI across a supply chain, as well as suggesting the target audience for MoonÕs bookÑ-business...

Sohn reviews the National Intelligence CouncilÕs fifth quadrennial report, which Òprovides a framework to stimulate thinking about the rapid geopolitical and technological changes unfolding in the world today,Ó and their implications for the future. Copyright International Institute of...

The authors explain how, for the third time since its appearance in 2004, the PollyVote (www.polyvote.com) has demonstrated the value of combining forecasts to predict the two-party popular vote in U.S. presidential elections. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2013

Shortly after the 2012 presidential election, Orrell reviews Nate SilverÕs book on forecasting. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2013

Christian SchŠfer takes us on a tour through pharmacological forecasting of the market potential for a new drug. En route, weÕll see how risk and uncertainty are defined and made operational. Christian also offers pertinent examples of graphical representations that are effective for...

Rare events such as tsunamis and avalanches often result in severe losses, but such Òacts of GodÓ have been beyond the predictive ability of our forecasting models. Advances are being made, however, in forecasting rare economic events. As Gloria tells us, the key is to account for system...

Surveys of business use of forecasting support tools reveal that MicrosoftÕs Excel spreadsheet software continues to reign supreme in smaller organizations. As Sujit Singh explains, there are many virtues to this solution; however, the balance of pros and cons begins to tip as organizational...