Practical Operations Management
Practical Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781939297136
Author: Simpson
Publisher: HERCHER PUBLISHING,INCORPORATED
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Chapter 4, Problem 30P

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Interpretation: Find out the forecast according to the service manager during the next week.

Concept Introduction: The method followed in predicting the future value depending on the previous forecast including the portion of errors in the previous forecast is called Simple Exponential Smoothing forecast.

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Interpretation: Determine the forecast error for the last week.

Concept Introduction: Forecast error indicates the percent of error in the forecasted value based on the actual outcome.

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Interpretation: Determine the forecast value for the next week based on the three week moving averages.

Concept Introduction: Using regression, we will be able to define relationship between any two variables, denoting the cause and effect. The method can also be used to forecast the future depending on the past performances.

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