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book Introduction to Materials Management 8th Edition by Steve Chapman ,Tony Arnold ,Ann Gatewood ,Lloyd Clive cover

Introduction to Materials Management 8th Edition by Steve Chapman ,Tony Arnold ,Ann Gatewood ,Lloyd Clive

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0134156323
book Introduction to Materials Management 8th Edition by Steve Chapman ,Tony Arnold ,Ann Gatewood ,Lloyd Clive cover

Introduction to Materials Management 8th Edition by Steve Chapman ,Tony Arnold ,Ann Gatewood ,Lloyd Clive

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0134156323
Exercise 8
Weekly demand for an item averaged 100 units over the past year. Actual demand for the next eight weeks is shown in what follows:
a. Plot the data on graph paper.
b. Letting ? = 0.25, calculate the smoothed forecast for each week.
c. Comment on how well the forecast is tracking actual demand. Is it lagging or leading actual demand? Weekly demand for an item averaged 100 units over the past year. Actual demand for the next eight weeks is shown in what follows: a. Plot the data on graph paper. b. Letting ? = 0.25, calculate the smoothed forecast for each week. c. Comment on how well the forecast is tracking actual demand. Is it lagging or leading actual demand?
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