Demand forecasting for managers /
Most decisions and plans in a firm require a forecast. Not matching supply with demand can make or break any business, and that is why forecasting is so invaluable. Forecasting can appear as a frightening topic with many arcane equations to master. We therefore start out from the very basics and pro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :
Business Expert Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Supply and operations management collection.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Introduction
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Choice under uncertainty
- 3. A simple example
- Part 2. Forecasting basics
- 4. Know your time series
- 5. Time series decomposition
- Part 3. Forecasting models
- 6. Exponential smoothing
- 7. ARIMA models
- 8. Causal models and leading indicators
- 9. Count data and intermittent demands
- 10. Human judgment
- Part 4. Forecasting quality
- 11. Forecast quality measures
- 12. Forecasting competitions
- Part 5. Forecasting organization
- 13. Sales and operations planning
- 14. Forecasting hierarchies
- References
- Index.