The owner of the Chocolate Outlet Store wants to forecast chocolate demand. Demand for the preceding four
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The owner of the Chocolate Outlet Store wants to forecast chocolate demand. Demand for the preceding four years is shown in the following table:
Year | Demand (Pounds) |
1 | 68,800 |
2 | 71,000 |
3 | 75,500 |
4 | 71,200 |
Forecast demand for Year 5 using the following approaches:
(a) Three-year moving average;
(b) A three-year weighted moving average using .40 for Year 4, .20 for Year 3, and .40 for Year 2;
(c) Exponential smoothing with α = .30, and assuming the forecast for Year 1 = 68,000.
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Principles of Supply Chain Management A Balanced Approach
ISBN: 978-1337406499
5th edition
Authors: Joel D. Wisner, Keah Choon Tan, G. Keong Leong
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