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Problem 5DQ:
A skeptical manager asks what medium-range forecasts can be used for. Give the manager three...Problem 6DQ:
Explain why such forecasting devices as moving averages, weighted moving averages, and exponential...Problem 7DQ:
What is the basic difference between a weighted moving average and exponential smoothing?Problem 8DQ:
What three methods are used to determine the accuracy of any given forecasting method? How would you...Problem 9DQ:
Research and briefly describe the Delphi technique. How would it be used by an employer you have...Problem 11DQ:
Define time series.Problem 12DQ:
What effect does the value of the smoothing constant have on the weight given to the recent values?Problem 13DQ:
Explain the value of seasonal indices in forecasting. How are seasonal patterns different from...Problem 14DQ:
Which forecasting technique can place the most emphasis on recent values? How does it do this?Problem 15DQ:
In your own words, explain adaptive forecasting.Problem 16DQ:
What is the purpose of a tracking signal?Problem 17DQ:
Explain, in your own words, the meaning of the correlation coefficient. Discuss the meaning of a...Problem 19DQ:
Give examples of industries that are affected by seasonality. Why would these businesses want to...Problem 20DQ:
Give examples of industries in which demand forecasting is dependent on the demand for other...Problem 1P:
The following gives the number of pints of type B blood used at Woodlawn Hospital in the past 6...Problem 2P:
4.2 a. Plot the above data on a graph. Do you observe any trend, cycles, or random variations? b....Problem 3P:
Refer to Problem 4.2. Develop a forecast for years 2 through 12 using exponential smoothing with ...Problem 4P:
A check-processing center uses exponential smoothing to forecast the number of incoming checks each...Problem 5P:
The Carbondale Hospital is considering the purchase of a new ambulance. The decision will rest...Problem 6P:
The monthly sales for Yazici Batteries, Inc., were as follows: MONTH SALES January 20 February 21...Problem 7P:
The actual demand for the patients at Omaha Emergency Medical Clinic for the first 6 weeks of this...Problem 8P:
Daily high temperatures in St. Louis for the last week were as follows: 93, 94, 93, 95, 96, 88, 90...Problem 9P:
Lenovo uses the ZX-81 chip in some of its laptop computers. The prices for the chip during the past...Problem 10P:
Data collected on the yearly registrations for a Six Sigma seminar at the Quality College are shown...Problem 11P:
Use exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of 0.3 to forecast the registrations at the...Problem 12P:
Consider the following actual and forecast demand levels for Big Mac hamburgers at a local McDonalds...Problem 13P:
As you can see in the following table, demand for heart transplant surgery at Washington General...Problem 14P:
Following are two weekly forecasts made by two different methods for the number of gallons of...Problem 15P:
Refer to Solved Problem 4.1 on page 138. a. Use a 3-year moving average to forecast the sales of...Problem 16P:
Solved example 4.1 Sales of Volkswagens popular Beetle have grown steadily at auto dealerships in...Problem 17P:
Refer to Solved Problem 4.1. Using smoothing constants of .6 and .9, develop forecasts for the sales...Problem 18P:
Consider the following actual (At) and forecast (Ft) demand levels for a commercial multiline...Problem 19P:
Income at the architectural firm Spraggins and Yunes for the period February to July was as follows:...Problem 20P:
Question 4.20 Resolve Problem 4.19 with =.1 and =.8. Using MSE, determine which smoothing...Problem 21P:
Question 4.21 Refer to the trend-adjusted exponential smoothing illustration in Example 7 on pages...Problem 22P:
Question 4.22 Refer to Problem 4.21. Complete the trend-adjusted exponential-smoothing forecast...Problem 23P:
Question 4.23 Sales of quilt covers at Bud Baniss department store in Carbondale over the past year...Problem 24P:
Question 4.24 Mark Gershon, owner of a musical instrument distributorship, thinks that demand for...Problem 25P:
Question 4.25 The following gives the number of accidents that occurred on Florida State Highway...Problem 27P:
Question 4.27 George Kyparisis owns a company that manufactures sailboats. Actual demand for...Problem 28P:
Question 4.28 Attendance at Orlandos newest Disneylike attraction, Lego World, has been as follows:...Problem 29P:
Question 4.29 North Dakota Electric Company estimates its demand trend line tin millions of...Problem 32P:
Question 4.32 The following data relate the sales figures of the bar in Mark Kaltenbachs small...Problem 33P:
Question 4.33 The number of internal disk drives (in millions) made at a plant in Taiwan during the...Problem 34P:
Question 4.34 The number of auto accidents in Athens, Ohio, is related to the regional number of...Problem 35P:
Question 4.35 Rhonda Clark, a Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, real estate developer, has devised a...Problem 36P:
Accountants at the Tucson firm, Larry Youdelman, CPAs, believed that several traveling executives...Problem 37P:
Sales of tablet computers at Ted Glickmans electronics store in Washington, D.C., over the past 10...Problem 38P:
Question 4.38 City government has collected the following data on annual sales tax collections and...Problem 39P:
Dr. Lillian Fok, a New Orleans psychologist, specializes in treating patients who are agoraphobic...Problem 40P:
Using the data in Problem 4.39, apply linear regression to study the relationship between the...Problem 41P:
Bus and subway ridership for the summer months in London, England, is believed to be tied heavily to...Problem 42P:
CEO John Goodale, at Southern Illinois Power and Light, has been collecting data on demand for...Problem 43P:
Emergency calls to the 911 system of Durham, North Carolina, for the past 24 weeks are shown in the...Problem 44P:
Using the 911 call data in Problem 4.43, forecast calls for weeks 2 through 25 with a trend-adjusted...Problem 45P:
The following are monthly actual and forecast demand levels for May through December for units of a...Problem 46P:
Thirteen students entered the business program at Sante Fe College 2 years ago. The following table...Problem 47P:
Question 4.47 Storrs Cycles has just started selling the new Cyclone mountain bike, with monthly...Problem 48P:
Question 4.48 Dave Fletcher, the general manager of North Carolina Engineering Corporation (NCEC),...Problem 49P:
Question 4.49 Boulanger Savings and Loan is proud of its long tradition in Winter Park, Florida....Problem 1CS:
Case study Southwestern University: (B) This integrated case study runs throughout the text. Other...Problem 2CS:
Case study Southwestern University: (B) This integrated case study runs throughout the text. Other...Problem 3CS:
Southwestern University: (B) This integrated case study runs throughout the text. Other issues...Problem 1.1VC:
For its first 2 decades of existence, the NBAs Orlando Magic basketball team set seat prices for its...Problem 1.2VC:
For its first 2 decades of existence, the NBAs Orlando Magic basketball team set seat prices for its...Problem 1.3VC:
For its first 2 decades of existence, the NBAs Orlando Magic basketball team set seat prices for its...Problem 1.4VC:
For its first 2 decades of existence, the NBAs Orlando Magic basketball team set seat prices for its...Problem 2.1VC:
Forecasting at Hard Rock Cafe Video Case With the growth of Hard Rock Cafefrom one pub in London in...Problem 2.2VC:
Forecasting at Hard Rock Cafe Video Case With the growth of Hard Rock Cafefrom one pub in London in...Problem 2.3VC:
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