Forecasting 5 June 2001
Introduction What: Forecasting Techniques Where: Determine Trends Why: Make better decisions
What is Forecasting? The art and science of predicting future events
Time Horizon Short Range – 3 – 12 months Medium Range – 3 months – 3 years Long Range – 3+ years
Qualitative Methods Jury of Executive Opinion Sales Force Composite Delphi Consumer Marketing Survey
Quantitative Methods Time Series Associative
Time Series Methods Trend Seasonality Cycle Random Variations
Naïve Approach
Moving Average Approach MA n n Demand in Previous Periods Periods
Weighted Moving Average WMA = Σ(Weight for period n) (Demand in period n) ΣWeights
Exponential Smoothing F t = F t-1 + (A t-1 - F t-1 )
MAD
MSE
Exponential Smoothing With Trend Adjustment F t = (A t ) + (1- )F t-1 + T t-1 T t = (F t - F t-1 ) + (1- )T t-1
Linear Trend Projection Equation: Slope: Y-Intercept:
Seasonal Variations
Regression Analysis Equation: Slope: Y-Intercept:
Standard Error of Estimate
Correlation Coefficient