A Study on Short-Term Forecasting of Grape Sales

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This paper forecasts the grape sales in Huancui District of Weihai (in Shandong Province of China). After analyzing the most popular methods in sales forecasting field, we select the most applicable ones. Different models are selected for grape sales forecasting aiming at different seasonal features. The forecasts are modified by some seasonal and festival indexes to get more accurate results, through which we can guide the market, optimize the supply chain and increase the incomes of fruit growers and suppliers.

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