Identification and Forecasting in Management System by Using the GMDH Method in the Case of the Automobile Industry in Japan

Copyright © IFAC Control Science and Technology (8th Triennial World Congress) Kyoto, Japan , 1981

IDENTIFICATION AND FORECASTING IN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BY USING THE GMDH METHOD IN THE CASE OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY IN JAPAN T. Nishikawa and S. Shimizu Department of Management Engineen'ng, Metropolitan College of Technology, Tokyo 6-6, Asahigaoka, Hino-shi, Tokyo , Japan Abstract . This paper outlines the use of linear and nonlinear models in forecasting net car sales of the Japanese automotive industry. In this method, variables representing complex social phenomena can be included in the mathematical models and can be derived by using actual time series data with no additional mathematical complexity. In this paper, we show that it is possible: to derive four satisfactory model structures from a single set of time series data; to estimate coefficients of the structures; and to make accurate forecasts. Reports on the theory and application of the GMDH method have been published previously, but few of them have actually applied the method to management systems . Keywords. GMDH; mathematical modelling; system identification; management forecasting; heuristic filter; multicolinearity; state space model. INTRODUCTION

THE STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHM OF THE GMDH

Several mathematical models such as multiple autoregression, moving-average and Kalmanfilter have been proposed and used in forecasting various management indicators. Their contribution toward accurate forecasting, however, have been somewhat limited. On the other hand, the GMDH method, to which we applied the heuristic filter, make it possible to include the influence of social phenomena on different models. We have selected two examples of the Japanese automotive industry to illustrate the procedures for identifying mathematical models to be used in forecasting net car sales. By applying the GMDH method and including the influence of social phenomena, we can obtain valid forecasts from the models.

The GMDH (Ivakhnenko, 1970) algorithm is an identification and forecasting method based on the principles of heuristic self-organization which was realized by Rosenbalates perception. It was developed to solve complex systems and social phenomena with large dimensions which are difficult to formulate when the data sequence is very short or the relationships between the data have the characteristics of multicolinearity. The structure of GMDH is shown in Fig. 1 and a computational flow of the GMDH method is shown in Fi ~ . 2. As shovm in Fig. 1, the G~IDli is one control technique which oakes it

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x s,n x s,n- 1 x s,n- 2 ... x s,n- T+ I} in that order. Input variables to the 2nd selection layer in the subsequent layer Z( ~ ), 2>2, are the self-selected intermediate variables (expressed by partial descriptions) in the previous layer. And then the m-th input variables to the ( 2+l)-th selection layer, Zm(2+l) can be expressed by the m-th intermediate variables in the £-th selection layer. We divide the actual time series data into two parts; the training sequence and the checking sequence, after using a normalized count of deviations from the mean. In this paper, we used odd for the training sequence and even for the checking sequence. Partial Description In this paper, partial descriptions are identified according to basic functions as given below:

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possible to combine the variables in the selection processes ana according to the principles of self-organization, and to select the best combination to minimize the heuristic criterion in multilayer selection structure. Hence, we have determined that the basicfunction of the GMDH method includes dividing the time series data after considering the length of previous history(prehistory), determingthe intermediate variables to be introduced, and determining the heuristic criterion. The purpose is essentially to minimize mean square error criterion about using for criterion to select the intermediate variables.

Input Variable Input variables to the 1st selection layer, Z(2),2=1, as shown Fig. 1, are determined according to system variables x ( for h=1,2, .. , h s ) and prehistory T. The relationship ( Nishikawa and Shimizu, 1979 ) between the system variables and the m-th input variables, Z (1), at the time point n can be written m,n as: (1) Zm,n(l) = Xh,n_g m=1,2, .. ,p (P=S'T)' g=1,2"',(T-l), where, xh,n denotes x at the time point n. The numh ber "m" of the input variables is obtained from the following relation: m = (h-l)'T + (g+l) It follows from Eq. (1), that Z (1) correm,n

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casting model. A r e sultant partial description including this combinatoin of variables represents the optimal description in this selection layer. The number of intermediate variables selected in each selection layer are determined in accordance with the characteristics of the given system, and are selected in ascending order of (£). For our purpose we selected 10 intermediate variables from the 1st selection layer and 5 from the 2nd subseque nt selection layers. We dealt with the following three criteria.

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values of the T-th checking sequence in the ~-th layer, and N' is the number of the checking sequence of data. Unbiasedness criterion. Unbiasedness criterion (Ivakhnenko and Koval'chuk, 1972; Nishikawa and Shimi zu, 1979)is defined as:

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a = min{ l:lYT-F (Z. T(L),Z. T(L)I} m m T= m 1, J, (10) where, L are the last selection layer, YT is the actual data at time point T of the output variables. And then we decide the complete description F (.) that satisfies Eq. (10) from the part~al descriptions selected in L. FORECASTING MODELS

Here, we wish to minimize £2 in obtaining the unbiasedness criterion. £2 is calculated according to the entire sequence and the minimum value of £2 is the threshold. The subscripts i,j,and m are the same as the those for the RMS criterion.

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The four forecasting models used to forecast the net car sales of the Japanese automotive industry are discussed below. Model-I This model is a nonlinear model applied as the basic function in Eq. (3). Here the relation between the input and output variables at time point n in data time sequence is defined as follows: Y =aO+alx. +a x . +a x. ·X. n 1,n 2 J,n 3 1,n J,n

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Model-1I This is a linear model applying the foward difference of the output varibles to Eq. (2) as the basic function. The relation between the input and output variables is as follows: (12)

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Y+ = f (L)+Y m,n n n l where,L is the last selection layer. Model-Ill

This is a nonlinear model which also applies the forward difference to Eq. (3) as the basic function. The relation between inputoutput variables is: . +a x.~,n ·X.],n Yn+ l-Y n =aO+alx.~,n+a 2x ],n 3 (14) Model-IV This is represented by the space state model applying Y =alx . +a x . as the basic func2 ],n n ~,n tion as follows:

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This is called the discrete state equation. Where, X is the s·, dimensional column vector of the object, U is the r dimensional control vector,and w is the v·, dimensional disturbance vector. X =[XT XT n n n-l where,

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where, An-HI ( .Q.;~l) is a matrix of dimension sxs, I is an identity matrix s xs, and 0 is zero matrix s Xs. Application of the GMDH method to the state space model is significant in that the value of putting the method to practical use becomes evident, because the stste variables are self-selected in the identification process by the GMDH and parameters are estimated simultaneously at discrete time point n. Moreover valid forecasts can be realized, because state variables can be obtained by filtering the appropriate heuristics in the computation processes. DETERMINATION OF SYSTEM VARIABLES In this paper, we deal with the net car sales forecasting models in the automotive industry as an object of modelling in the management system. In order to construct valid forecasting models, we used the following set of the variables: xl' annual net car sales in the automobile industry; x ' number of regis2 tered cars annually; x ' number of exported 3 cars annually; x ' GNP(real); x ' annual in4 s come per household; x ' annual savings per 6 household. Hence, the available models from which to select the best forecasting models based on the GMDH depends upon a given set of variables. RESULTS OF IDENTIFICATION AND THE FORECASTS Identification and Forecasts of Models-I, 11, III and IV

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