Consider the following yearly demand values for a particular product. Year Demand 1 360 2 389 410 4 381 368 374 (a) Produce forecast for year 4,5,6, and 7 by using 3-week moving average. (b) Produce forecast for year 4,5,6, and 7 by using 3-week weighted moving average where weights are as follows; wi-3 = .1, wt-2 = .3, and wi-1 = .6. (c) Produce forecast for year 4,5,6, and 7 by using exponential smoothing with a = .2. Please assume that the forecast for the first year is 360.

Consider the following yearly demand values for a particular product. Year Demand 1 360 2 389 410 4 381 368 374 (a) Produce forecast for year 4,5,6, and 7 by using 3-week moving average. (b) Produce forecast for year 4,5,6, and 7 by using 3-week weighted moving average where weights are as follows; wi-3 = .1, wt-2 = .3, and wi-1 = .6. (c) Produce forecast for year 4,5,6, and 7 by using exponential smoothing with a = .2. Please assume that the forecast for the first year is 360.

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