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The Theta model: an essential forecasting tool for supply chain planning

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The Theta model: an essential forecasting tool for supply chain planning. / Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos; Assimakopoulos, Vassilios; Bougioukos, Nikos et al.
Advances in automation and robotics, Vol. 2: Selected Papers from the 2011 International Conference on Automation and Robotics (ICAR 2011), Dubai, December 1–2, 2011. ed. / Gary Lee. Vol. 2 Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2012. p. 431-437 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 123).

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Nikolopoulos, K, Assimakopoulos, V, Bougioukos, N, Litsa, A & Petropoulos, F 2012, The Theta model: an essential forecasting tool for supply chain planning. in G Lee (ed.), Advances in automation and robotics, Vol. 2: Selected Papers from the 2011 International Conference on Automation and Robotics (ICAR 2011), Dubai, December 1–2, 2011. vol. 2, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 123, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 431-437. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25646-2_56

APA

Nikolopoulos, K., Assimakopoulos, V., Bougioukos, N., Litsa, A., & Petropoulos, F. (2012). The Theta model: an essential forecasting tool for supply chain planning. In G. Lee (Ed.), Advances in automation and robotics, Vol. 2: Selected Papers from the 2011 International Conference on Automation and Robotics (ICAR 2011), Dubai, December 1–2, 2011 (Vol. 2, pp. 431-437). (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 123). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25646-2_56

Vancouver

Nikolopoulos K, Assimakopoulos V, Bougioukos N, Litsa A, Petropoulos F. The Theta model: an essential forecasting tool for supply chain planning. In Lee G, editor, Advances in automation and robotics, Vol. 2: Selected Papers from the 2011 International Conference on Automation and Robotics (ICAR 2011), Dubai, December 1–2, 2011. Vol. 2. Berlin: Springer Verlag. 2012. p. 431-437. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-25646-2_56

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Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos ; Assimakopoulos, Vassilios ; Bougioukos, Nikos et al. / The Theta model : an essential forecasting tool for supply chain planning. Advances in automation and robotics, Vol. 2: Selected Papers from the 2011 International Conference on Automation and Robotics (ICAR 2011), Dubai, December 1–2, 2011. editor / Gary Lee. Vol. 2 Berlin : Springer Verlag, 2012. pp. 431-437 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering).

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