Explaining beer demand: A residual modeling regression approach using statistical process control

Explaining beer demand: A residual modeling regression approach using statistical process control

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Article ID: iaor20001575
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 58
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 265
End Page Number: 276
Publication Date: Jan 1999
Journal: International Journal of Production Economics
Authors: , ,
Keywords: forecasting: applications, demand
Abstract:

We develop a medium-term model as well as a short-term model for understanding the factors affecting beer demand and for forecasting beer demand in Turkey. As part of this specific model development (as well as regression modeling in general) we propose a procedure base on statistical process control principles (SPC) and techniques to (1) detect nonrandom data points, (2) identity common missing, lurking variables that explain these anomalies, and (3) using indicator variables, integrate these lurking variables into the model. We validate our proposed procedure on several test examples as well as on the medium-term beer demand model. Both the medium- and short-term models yield very satisfactory results and are currently being used by the company for which the study was conducted. In addition to the residual modeling regression approach developed using SPC, a major contribution to the success of the project (and the modeling in general) is the mutual collaboration between analyst and client in the modeling process.

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