Business Forecasting: A Practical, Comprehensive Resource for Managers and Practitioners. - Softcover

Krueger, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1419677799 ISBN 13: 9781419677793

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The text provides extensive coverage of forecasting methodology. It reduces complexity to a step-by-step format, thus precluding the necessity of a mathematical background. A full range of methods are explained: time series (eighteen models), regression analysis,econometrics and related practices, short life cycle, qualitative, and forecast evaluation and modification, for instance. The examples and discussions bring the text into the real world. Forecasting is integrated with planning, decision making, and operations including Sales and Operations Planning, supply chain considerations, and scheduling. The book provides a skill level that allows the readers to develop more accurate forecasting models suitable to their business environments. This is a comprehensive, stand-alone instructional text; however, a self-study course of instruction that includes new, advanced forecasting methods, explained in a step-by-step format, is available in "Business and Sales Forecasting, A Practical, Comprehensive Course of Instruction" (Amazon). This text is the basis for that course. Together, these two texts explain and provide a learning experience for virtually every forecasting technique.

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About the Author

Before retirement I had more than thirty years experience in forecasting, operations, and planning at the managerial level and as a consultant.  I am professionally certified by The Association for Operations Management.  I have taught college courses, conducted professional training, written articles for professional magazines, and spoken at international and regional conferences.

Edition details

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1419677799
• ISBN 13: 9781419677793
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314