International Journal of Management Science and Information Technology (IJMSIT)
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): July - December 2026

Comparative Forecasting and Inventory Analytics for Web-Basedd Fabric Stock Control: A Case Study at BKR Textile Kudus

Diana Nur Yasmin (Universitas Muria Kudus)
Yudie Irawan (Universitas Muria Kudus)
Anteng Widodo (Universitas Muria Kudus)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Aug 2026

Abstract

This study develops a web-based Smart Inventory system that integrates inventory recording, demand forecasting, inventory analytics, and replenishment recommendations for fabric stock control at BKR Textile Kudus. A Research and Development approach using the Prototype model was combined with quantitative comparative forecasting. The dataset comprised 400 fabric items and 12 months of stock-out history. Four one-month-ahead methods were tested: three-month Moving Average (MA), Weighted Moving Average (WMA) with 1:2:3 weights, Single Exponential Smoothing (SES) with alpha = 0.30, and rolling three-point Linear Regression (LR)-were evaluated through rolling-origin backtesting using MAD, MSE, and MAPE. Across 14,400 forecast-actual comparisons, MA produced the lowest average errors, with MAD of 5.167 rolls, MSE of 36.881, and MAPE of 5.166%. Inventory analysis identified three Critical items, 78 Low-stock items, 157 Normal items, and 162 Overstock items. The principal contribution is the integration of item-level comparative forecasting, safety stock, reorder points, inventory-status classification, and automated restock recommendations within one operational web platform. The system translates forecasting results into transparent decision information for a local textile company, although the findings remain specific to the one-year dataset and organizational setting examined.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJMSIT

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

The development of science related to good technology, information, and communication, both theoretically and empirically has proven to have a positive impact on various aspects of people lives. The development of the science of Information and Communication Technology provides many benefits to ...