OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781119448037
Author: Russell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 12, Problem 5P
The chairperson of the department of management at Tech wants to
- a. Compute a three-semester moving average forecast for semesters 4 through 9.
- b. Compute the exponentially smoothed forecast (α = .20) for the enrollment data.
- c. Compare the two forecasts using MAD and indicate the most accurate.
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