1. a.) What is forecasting? b. Explain the importance of forecasting for managers like you? c.) What are the different types of qualitative and quantitative forecasting? Explain each. d.) How can a company choose a specific quantitative forecasting technique?
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- K 2. Setting an advertising budget is a forecasting exercise. What are the fundamental principles that should be adhered to when undertaking forecasting? Be conservative and use the best evidence-based technique available Be innovative and use multiple methods and choose the optimal one Be conservative and use multiple evidence-based techniques, taking the average result Be innovative and use multiple evidence-based techniques, taking the average resultIdentify the key differences between qualitative and quantitative forecasting methods. Which is better in your opinion andwhy?3- What are the different Forecasting Approaches? Explain each in detail
- What factors make forecasting at Deckers particularly challenging? Howcan forecasts be made for seasonal, fashionable products for whichthere is no history file? What are the costs of over-forecasting demandfor such items? Under-forecasting?a. what are forecasts? b. what are the costs associated with forecasting, and with not forecasting?44. A new car dealership is considering opening branches in three of the largest cities in the state. As the expansion will require the hiring of new employees, the owners want to make sure that future customer demand for cars will be stable. Which factor in human capital planning would be important in this scenario? A.Competitor forecasts B.Interest rates forecasts C.Economic forecasts D.Production forecasts
- b. Compute the MSE for each set of forecasts. Given your results, which forecast appears to be more accurate? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) MSE F1 ? % MSE F2 ? % F1 or F2 or none appears to be more accurate. d. Compute MAPE for each data set. Which forecast appears to be more accurate? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and and final answers to 2 decimal places.) MAPE F1 ? % MAPE F2. ? %why forecasting is needed in business a. to ascertain resource requirements b. to project profit c. to identify business scenarios d. all of the aboveHow much does the forecasting process at Deckers correspond with the “typical forecasting process” described at the end of this chapter?
- If Mr. Ishaq is the Director of KIA Company in Nizwa, what does he need to do to predict customer sales or product demand? a. Production b. Marketing c. Forecasting d. Coordination Clear my choiceImagine you work for a breakfast cereal company that makes prepared products that are served cold. Your company wants to introduce a new hot breakfast cereal that would require some minimal preparation by the consumer. 1. How would you propose forecasting initial demand for this product? 2. Identify one quantitative and one qualitative technique. How do the techniques complement each other?What is the distinction between forecasting and planning?