Lancaster Centre for Forecasting
The Lancaster Centre for Forecasting (LCF) leads the field in forecasting research in Europe. Our objectives are to develop applied research with companies, to facilitate knowledge-transfer between academia and business and to establish and disseminate best practices in methods, processes and systems.
We are experts in three core areas in the field of predictive analytics:
Applied Forecasting
- Business consulting and applied research projects
- Demand planning in supply chains and retail
- Teaching and developing training courses in statistical methods
Data Mining
- Churn and credit scoring
- Customer Relationship Management
- Classification problems
Market Modelling
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) research
- Diffusion modelling
- Customer behaviour analysis
As a non-profit research-driven organisation, we provide unbiased services to the corporate and public sector independent of methods, techniques, software products and vendors. Founded as a cross-departmental research center in 1990, our success in developing high-profile applied research with companies has led to hundreds of corporate projects. We actively recruit top graduate and PhD students to support our projects. We disseminate non-confidential findings in leading international journals and at the most reputable international conferences.
The Lancaster Centre for Forecasting, lead by past president of the International Institute of Forecasting (IIF) Prof. Robert Fildes, is actively engaged in both leading forecasting associations, IIF and IBF.
The department is also actively involved in the NN3 Forecasting Competition for Neural Networks & Computational Intelligence Methods.
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