A short interview with Jason Boorman, author of a recent Foresight article, about his career and specialties in forecasting. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2013

The Fall 2012 issue of Foresight contained the special feature article ÒWhy Should I Trust Your Forecasts?Ó by M. Sinan GšnŸl, Dilek …nkal, and Paul Goodwin. In that piece, the authors identified the essential ingredients of trust in a forecaster as goodwill, competence (with humility),...

Chris Gray, noted S&OP author, summarizes the most important elements of the business worldÕs new focus on proper management of the forecasting process. The primary requirements as he sees them: ¥ Maintain accountability and transparency ¥ Compare different forecasting methods ¥ Recognize...

In-memory technology will radically transform the world of enterprise information systems Ðaccording to our enterprising quartet of Tim, Stephan, Martin, and Christian. Their article provides a comprehensive description of the elements of in-memory technology and the ways it might improve the...

Forecasting seasonal products can be difficult when the products are fairly new or highly variable. The Spring 2007 issue of Foresight contained a special feature on modeling seasonality in short time series. The articles addressed the issues of minimum sample size requirements and surveyed the...

Ganeshan comments on the recent Foresight article by Gonul, Onkal, and Goodwin about whether and why forecasts should be trusted. (Issue 27, Fall 2012) Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2012

Choosing the right person for a given position is a highly complex task, J. Scott Armstrong yet experts believe that their experience allows them to do this well. Michael Lewis’s 2003 book Moneyball and the recent film based on the book provide a counterpoint, showing that the statistical...

Even though the U.S. presidential election is still several months away, we now have early forecasts of considerable reliability. In this article, Randy Jones discusses the methods used, presents the latest forecasts they provide, and suggests Internet links to follow for updates during the...

Valentin comments on the recent Foresight article by Gonul, Onkal, and Goodwin about whether and why forecasts should be trusted. (Issue 27, Fall 2012) Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2012

Mistrust is a serious problem for organizations. So much has been written about functional biases and misaligned incentives that one wonders how anyone can trust a forecast provider. Well, now we have some studies that shed new light on the factors that can build or impede trust in forecasting....