fable.intermittent
Extends the 'fable' framework to support forecasting methods specifically designed for intermittent time series data, where demand occurs sporadically with many zero values. All methods produce probabilistic forecasts returned as 'distributional' objects. The returned forecasts can be used to evaluate accuracy, plot and print the results seamlessly with 'fable'. The methods include: Harvey, Fernandes (1989) <doi:10.1080/07350015.1989.10509750>, Willemain, Smart, Schwarz (2004) <doi:10.1016/S0169-2070(03)00013-X>, Zhou, Viswanathan (2011) <doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.09.021>, Snyder, Ord, Beaumont (2012) <doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.03.009>, Kolassa (2016) <doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2015.12.004>, Hasni, Aguir, Babai, Jemai (2019) <doi:10.1080/00207543.2018.1424375>, Damato, Azzimonti, Corani (2025) <doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2025.10.001>, Sbrana (2025) <doi:10.1080/01605682.2025.2569661>, Sbrana, Babai (2026) <doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2026.06.009>.
- A new approach to forecasting intermittent demand for service parts inventories
- Comparison of a new bootstrapping method with parametric approaches for safety stock determination in service parts inventory systems
- Evaluating predictive count data distributions in retail sales forecasting
- Forecasting intermittent time series with Gaussian Processes and Tweedie likelihood
- Forecasting the intermittent demand for slow-moving inventories: A modelling approach
- Markov Walk and Walmart sales prediction
- Non-negative autoregressive moving average models for intermittent demand: Forecast accuracy and inventory implications
- Spare parts demand forecasting: a review on bootstrapping methods
- Time Series Models for Count or Qualitative Observations
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