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Temporal big data for tire industry tactical sales forecasting. / Sagaert, Yves R.; Aghezzaf, El-Houssaine; Kourentzes, Nikolaos et al.
In: Interfaces, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2018, p. 121-129.

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Sagaert, YR, Aghezzaf, E-H, Kourentzes, N & Desmet, B 2018, 'Temporal big data for tire industry tactical sales forecasting', Interfaces, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2017.0901

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Sagaert, Y. R., Aghezzaf, E-H., Kourentzes, N., & Desmet, B. (2018). Temporal big data for tire industry tactical sales forecasting. Interfaces, 48(2), 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2017.0901

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Sagaert YR, Aghezzaf E-H, Kourentzes N, Desmet B. Temporal big data for tire industry tactical sales forecasting. Interfaces. 2018;48(2):121-129. Epub 2017 Aug 14. doi: 10.1287/inte.2017.0901

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Sagaert, Yves R. ; Aghezzaf, El-Houssaine ; Kourentzes, Nikolaos et al. / Temporal big data for tire industry tactical sales forecasting. In: Interfaces. 2018 ; Vol. 48, No. 2. pp. 121-129.

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