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		hef19898 on Dec 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The forecasting fallacy (2020) First rule of forecasts in supply chain management: the forecast is always wrong. And still people ignore that cardinal, and a lotnof smaller, rules all the time.

kqr on Dec 31, 2023 [–]

Right or wrong is not the measure by which to evaluate forecasts, just as it's not the appropriate yardstick for models.

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