Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (12th Edition) (What's New in Operations Management)
Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (12th Edition) (What's New in Operations Management)
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ISBN: 9780134741062
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 6P

Marianne Kramer, the owner of Handy Man Rentals, rents carpet cleaners to contractors amid walk-in customers. She is interested in arriving at a forecast of rentals 50 that she can order the correct quantities of supplies that go with the cleaners. Data for the last 10 weeks are shown here.

Chapter 8, Problem 6P, Marianne Kramer, the owner of Handy Man Rentals, rents carpet cleaners to contractors amid walk-in

  1. Prepare a forecast for weeks 6 through 10 by using a 4-week moving average. What is the forecast for week 11?
  2. Calculate the mean absolute deviation as of the end of week 10.

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