The number of guests registered in a five star hotel for last ten years is shown in the following table. To project future occupancy, management would like to determine the mathematical trend of guest registration in order to decide whether future expansion is necessary. Develop a regression equation and forecast expected numbers of guests in 2020 and 2023. As an Operations Manager, what would you plan to comply with the forecasted demand? Table 4.1: Guest registration Year Number of guests 2009 17,000 2010 16,000 2011 16,000 2012 21,000 2013 20,000 2014 20,000 2015 23,000 2016 25,000 2017 24,000 2018 30,000

Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 20P: Julie James is opening a lemonade stand. She believes the fixed cost per week of running the stand...
icon
Related questions
Question

The number of guests registered in a five star hotel for last ten years is shown in the following table. To project future occupancy, management would like to determine the mathematical trend of guest registration in order to decide whether future expansion is necessary. Develop a regression equation and forecast expected numbers of guests in 2020 and 2023. As an Operations Manager, what would you plan to comply with the forecasted demand?

Table 4.1: Guest registration

Year

Number of guests

2009

17,000

2010

16,000

2011

16,000

2012

21,000

2013

20,000

2014

20,000

2015

23,000

2016

25,000

2017

24,000

2018

30,000

 

Helpful equations:

 where     and

 where     and

 

Helpful equations:
ŷ = a + bx
b =
where
xy-nx y
.2
Σx²-nx²
a = ỹ - bx
r =
and
nΣxy-ΣxΣy
[Σχ2 - (Σχ)2][nΣy2 - (ΣΥ)2]
Transcribed Image Text:Helpful equations: ŷ = a + bx b = where xy-nx y .2 Σx²-nx² a = ỹ - bx r = and nΣxy-ΣxΣy [Σχ2 - (Σχ)2][nΣy2 - (ΣΥ)2]
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 4 steps with 9 images

Blurred answer
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781337406659
Author:
WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Operations Management
Operations Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259667473
Author:
William J Stevenson
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259666100
Author:
F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Business in Action
Business in Action
Operations Management
ISBN:
9780135198100
Author:
BOVEE
Publisher:
PEARSON CO
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781285869681
Author:
Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781478623069
Author:
Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher:
Waveland Press, Inc.