title: Building a strategic forecasting system for hospital foodservice operations.
abstract: Forecasting, which involves the manipulation of operational data, is a critical task in foodservice management. We propose a strategic forecasting system for foodservice management, which may be expedited by using decision support systems. The most notable potential for improved forecast performance and decision flexibility may rest with increasing forecasting information. This article provides a framework for building a strategic forecasting system that can help managers select and use appropriate forecasting models for foodservice operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Information Systems, Louisiana State University, Shreveport 71115.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vassar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005518:Food Preferences; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008612:Menu Planning