Computing Forecast Error: Should I divide by forecast or demand?

Nicolas Vandeput
3 min readFeb 8, 2022

I often get the following question from my clients and trainees:

To express the forecast error as a percentage, should we divide the forecast error by the demand or the forecast?

To be or not to be? Credit

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Nicolas Vandeput

Consultant, Trainer, Author. I reduce forecast error by 30% πŸ“ˆ and inventory levels by 20% πŸ“¦. Contact me: linkedin.com/in/vandeputnicolas