Week 1 2 3 4 Actual Passenger Miles (in thousands) 18 21 20 23 a) Assuming an initial forecast for week 1 of 18,000 miles, use exponential smoothing to compute miles for weeks 2 through 12. Use α = 0.25 (round your responses to two decimal places). Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Forecasted Passenger Miles 18.00 18.00 18.75 19.06 20.05 20.04 19.53 20.15 20.11 20.83 (in thousands) b) The MAD for this model = thousand (round your response to two decimal places). c) Compute the Cumulative Forecast Errors, cumulative MAD in thousands, and tracking signals (round your responses to two decimal places). Cumulative Forecast Errors 0.00 3.00 4.25 8.19 8.14 6.10 Are the tracking signals within acceptable limits? Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 MAD 0.00 1.50 1.42 2.05 1.65 1.71 Tracking Signal 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.94 3.56 5 20 Week 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 18 7 22 Cumulative Forecast Errors 8.57 8.42 11.31 12.48 8 20 9 10 23 11 22 13 MAD 1.82 1.61 1.75 1.70 Tracking Signal 4.71 5.22 6.45 7.36 12 23

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The estimated times and immediate predecessors for the activities in a project at Howard​ Umrah's retinal scanning company are given in the following table. Assume that the activity times are independent.

                                                                                                                                                                Passenger miles flown on Northeast​ Airlines, a commuter firm serving the Boston​ hub, are shown for the past 12​ weeks:

                                                                                                                                                                        

Week

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Actual Passenger Miles​ (in thousands)

18

21

20

23

20

18

22

20

23

22

13

23

Part 2

​a) Assuming an initial forecast for week 1 of

 

18,000 ​miles, use exponential smoothing to compute miles for weeks 2 through 12. Use

 

α

 

=

 

0.25 ​(round your responses to two decimal​ places).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3

​b) The MAD for this model

 

=

 

enter your response here

thousand ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).

Part 4

​c) Compute the Cumulative Forecast​ Errors, cumulative MAD in​ thousands, and tracking signals ​(round your responses to two decimal​ places).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week

Cumulative Forecast Errors

 

MAD

Tracking Signal

Week

Cumulative Forecast Errors

 

MAD

Tracking Signal

1

0.00

 

0.00

7

8.57

 

1.82

4.71

2

3.00

 

1.50

2.00

8

8.42

 

1.61

5.22

Part 5

Are the tracking signals within acceptable​ limits?

 

The control limits for the tracking signal are set at

 

±

 

3MADs. The tracking signals

 

are not within

are within

acceptable limits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NePassenger miles flown on Northeast​ Airlines, a commuter firm serving the Boston​ hub, are shown for the past 12​ weeks:

                                                                                                                                                                        

Week

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Actual Passenger Miles​ (in thousands)

18

21

20

23

20

18

22

20

23

22

13

23

Part 2

​a) Assuming an initial forecast for week 1 of

 

18,000 ​miles, use exponential smoothing to compute miles for weeks 2 through 12. Use

 

α

 

=

 

0.25 ​(round your responses to two decimal​ places).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3

​b) The MAD for this model

 

=

 

enter your response here

thousand ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).

Part 4

​c) Compute the Cumulative Forecast​ Errors, cumulative MAD in​ thousands, and tracking signals ​(round your responses to two decimal​ places).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week

Cumulative Forecast Errors

 

MAD

Tracking Signal

Week

Cumulative Forecast Errors

 

MAD

Tracking Signal

1

0.00

 

0.00

7

8.57

 

1.82

4.71

2

3.00

 

1.50

2.00

8

8.42

 

1.61

5.22

Part 5

Are the tracking signals within acceptable​ limits?

 

The control limits for the tracking signal are set at

 

±

 

3MADs. The tracking signals

 

are not within

are within

acceptable limits.

 

 

Passenger miles flown on Northeast Airlines, a commuter firm serving the Boston hub, are shown for the past 12 weeks:
Week
1
2
Actual Passenger Miles (in thousands) 18 21
a) Assuming an initial forecast for week 1 of 18,000 miles, use exponential smoothing to compute miles for weeks 2 through 12. Use α = 0.25 (round your responses to two decimal places).
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
18.00 18.00 18.75 19.06 20.05 20.04 19.53 20.15 20.11 20.83
Week
Forecasted Passenger Miles
(in thousands)
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
b) The MAD for this model = thousand (round your response to two decimal places).
c) Compute the Cumulative Forecast Errors, cumulative MAD in thousands, and tracking signals (round your responses to two decimal places).
Cumulative
Forecast
Errors
0.00
3.00
4.25
8.19
8.14
6.10
Are the tracking signals within acceptable limits?
The control limits for the tracking signal are set at ±3MADs. The tracking signals
MAD
0.00
1.50
1.42
2.05
1.65
1.71
acceptable limits.
Tracking
Signal
4
3
20 23
2.00
3.00
4.00
4.94
3.56
5 6
20 18
Week
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
22
Cumulative
Forecast
Errors
8.57
8.42
11.31
12.48
8
9
20 23
MAD
1.82
1.61
1.75
1.70
11 12
10
22 13 23
10 11 12
Tracking
Signal
4.71
5.22
6.45
7.36
Transcribed Image Text:Passenger miles flown on Northeast Airlines, a commuter firm serving the Boston hub, are shown for the past 12 weeks: Week 1 2 Actual Passenger Miles (in thousands) 18 21 a) Assuming an initial forecast for week 1 of 18,000 miles, use exponential smoothing to compute miles for weeks 2 through 12. Use α = 0.25 (round your responses to two decimal places). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 18.00 18.00 18.75 19.06 20.05 20.04 19.53 20.15 20.11 20.83 Week Forecasted Passenger Miles (in thousands) Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 b) The MAD for this model = thousand (round your response to two decimal places). c) Compute the Cumulative Forecast Errors, cumulative MAD in thousands, and tracking signals (round your responses to two decimal places). Cumulative Forecast Errors 0.00 3.00 4.25 8.19 8.14 6.10 Are the tracking signals within acceptable limits? The control limits for the tracking signal are set at ±3MADs. The tracking signals MAD 0.00 1.50 1.42 2.05 1.65 1.71 acceptable limits. Tracking Signal 4 3 20 23 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.94 3.56 5 6 20 18 Week 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 22 Cumulative Forecast Errors 8.57 8.42 11.31 12.48 8 9 20 23 MAD 1.82 1.61 1.75 1.70 11 12 10 22 13 23 10 11 12 Tracking Signal 4.71 5.22 6.45 7.36
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