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It helps to forecasts the future demands of different products and services

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William J. Stevenson Operations Management 8th edition

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FORECAST: A statement about the future value of a variable of interest such as demand. Forecasts affect decisions and activities throughout an organization Accounting, finance Human resources Marketing MIS Operations Product / service design

Uses of Forecasts : 

Uses of Forecasts

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Assumes causal systempast ==> future Forecasts rarely perfect because of randomness Forecasts more accurate forgroups vs. individuals Forecast accuracy decreases as time horizon increases

Elements of a Good Forecast : 

Elements of a Good Forecast

Steps in the Forecasting Process : 

Steps in the Forecasting Process

Types of Forecasts : 

Types of Forecasts Judgmental - uses subjective inputs Time series - uses historical data assuming the future will be like the past Associative models - uses explanatory variables to predict the future

Judgmental Forecasts : 

Judgmental Forecasts Executive opinions Sales force opinions Consumer surveys Outside opinion Delphi method Opinions of managers and staff Achieves a consensus forecast

Time Series Forecasts : 

Time Series Forecasts Trend - long-term movement in data Seasonality - short-term regular variations in data Cycle – wavelike variations of more than one year’s duration Irregular variations - caused by unusual circumstances Random variations - caused by chance

Forecast Variations : 

Forecast Variations Trend Irregularvariation Seasonal variations 90 89 88 Figure 3.1 Cycles

Naive Forecasts : 

Naive Forecasts The forecast for any period equals the previous period’s actual value.

Naïve Forecasts : 

Simple to use Virtually no cost Quick and easy to prepare Data analysis is nonexistent Easily understandable Cannot provide high accuracy Can be a standard for accuracy Naïve Forecasts

Uses for Naïve Forecasts : 

Stable time series data F(t) = A(t-1) Seasonal variations F(t) = A(t-n) Data with trends F(t) = A(t-1) + (A(t-1) – A(t-2)) Uses for Naïve Forecasts

Techniques for Averaging : 

Techniques for Averaging Moving average Weighted moving average Exponential smoothing

Moving Averages : 

Moving Averages Moving average – A technique that averages a number of recent actual values, updated as new values become available. Weighted moving average – More recent values in a series are given more weight in computing the forecast.

Simple Moving Average : 

Simple Moving Average Actual MA3 MA5

Exponential Smoothing : 

Exponential Smoothing Premise--The most recent observations might have the highest predictive value. Therefore, we should give more weight to the more recent time periods when forecasting. Ft = Ft-1 + (At-1 - Ft-1)

Exponential Smoothing : 

Exponential Smoothing Weighted averaging method based on previous forecast plus a percentage of the forecast error A-F is the error term,  is the % feedback Ft = Ft-1 + (At-1 - Ft-1)

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Example 3 - Exponential Smoothing

Picking a Smoothing Constant : 

Picking a Smoothing Constant

Trend adjusting Exponential Smoothing : 

Trend adjusting Exponential Smoothing

Common Nonlinear Trends : 

Common Nonlinear Trends Figure 3.5

Linear Trend Equation : 

Linear Trend Equation Ft = Forecast for period t t = Specified number of time periods a = Value of Ft at t = 0 b = Slope of the line

Calculating a and b : 

Calculating a and b

Linear Trend Equation Example : 

Linear Trend Equation Example

Linear Trend Calculation : 

Linear Trend Calculation

SEASONALITY EFFECT : 

SEASONALITY EFFECT

Summarizing Forecast Accuracy : 

Summarizing Forecast Accuracy

Linear Model Seems Reasonable : 

Linear Model Seems Reasonable A straight line is fitted to a set of sample points.

Controlling the Forecast : 

Controlling the Forecast Control chart A visual tool for monitoring forecast errors Used to detect non-randomness in errors Forecasting errors are in control if All errors are within the control limits No patterns, such as trends or cycles, are present

Sources of Forecast errors : 

Sources of Forecast errors Model may be inadequate Irregular variations Incorrect use of forecasting technique

Tracking Signal : 

Tracking Signal Tracking signal Ratio of cumulative error to MAD Bias – Persistent tendency for forecasts to be Greater or less than actual values.

Choosing a Forecasting Technique : 

Choosing a Forecasting Technique No single technique works in every situation Two most important factors Cost Accuracy Other factors include the availability of: Historical data Computers Time needed to gather and analyze the data Forecast horizon

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Exponential Smoothing

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Linear Trend Equation

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Simple Linear Regression