Integrated Planning – Module 2 1 Agenda • Forecasting‚ • Factors influencing Demand • Basic Demand Patterns • Basic Principles of Forecasting • Principles of Data Collection • Basic Forecasting Techniques‚ Seasonality • Sources & Types of Forecasting Errors Forecasting can be conducted at various levels Strategic Required for • Product life cycle • Long-term capacity planning • Capital asset/equipment/ human resource management Examples • Product line transitions • Annual volume out
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on the importance of forecasting. The presentation would be done along the following lines. * THE MEANING OF FORECASTING * STEPS USED TO DEVELOP A FORECASTING SYSTEM * QUALITATIVE FORECASTING * QUANTITATIVE FORECASTING * BENEFITS OF FORECASTING THE MEANING OF FORECASTING A planning tool that helps management in its attempts to cope with the uncertainty of the future‚ relying mainly on data from the past and present and analysis of trends. Forecasting entails the use of
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Corporations are faced with increased pressure to deliver a large variety and volume of products efficiently to consumers. Market competition creates pressure to develop and release new or innovative products‚ which shorten the shelf life of products (Xiao‚ Jin‚ Chen‚ Shi‚ Xie‚ 2010). Shortened shelf life and increased demand presents a problem for supply chain managers. First‚ the timeline for production to market products is shortened (Eroglu‚ Williams & Waller‚ 2011). Second‚ market replenishment
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Wordcount-report-2210 Introduction This report discusses the marketing budget of a small suburban bar(Bar X) and the forecasting techniques in which the organisation may use in negotiating the marketing budget‚ taking into consideration the implications of the marketing budget upon the marketing mix in relation to the organisation. “Marketing is often thought to be only
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Business Forecasting Coursework Introduction The data of this coursework are business investment in the quarterly series in the manufacturing sector from 1994 to the second quarter of 2008 in UK. In the coursework‚ firstly analyze the former 50 data to forecast the latter 8 ones and then compare with the real data to see if the forecasting model is a good fit or not. As adopting two different approaches to make the forecasting work‚ including regression with Dummy Variables method and Box-Jenkins
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FORECASTING AND ANALYSIS Objectives: 1. To know the importance of developing forecasts of the business environment. (cognitive) 2. To determine the critical inputs to forecasting. (cognitive) 3. To learn why companies do need to be sensitive with their external environment. (affective) Forecasting The definition of forecasting is: * a way of estimating the future events that have a major impact on the enterprise. * It is a technique whereby managers try to predict the future
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Types of forecasting There are two major types of forecasting‚ which can be broadly described as macro and micro: Macro forecasting is concerned with forecasting markets in total. This is about determining the existing level of Market Demand and considering what will happen to market demand in the future. Micro forecasting is concerned with detailed unit sales forecasts. This is about determining a product’s market share in a particular industry and considering what will happen to that market
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Objectives (Importance) of Demand Forecasting Demand forecasting is an inseperable part of a modern day business management. The business houses spend large amounts of money on demand forecasting. The importance of Demand Forecasting arises from out of the objectives served by it. The prominent objectives can be described as follows 1. Planning production :- In a modern economy‚ the production of any commodity is uindertaken in anticipation of demand. The firm produces in advance and keeps
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MANAGEMENT AND FORECASTING CHAPTER 1 JF607 MANUFACTURING PROCESS MANAGEMENT 1.1 Describe management in manufacturing 1.1.1 Define the term of management 1.1.2 Describe the basic functions of management a. Planning b. Organizing c. Staffing d. Directing e. Controlling MANUFACTURING PROCESS MANAGEMENT 1.2 Explain organization and planning 1.2.1 Define the basic principle of an organization and terms of organization a. Authority b. Duties c. Responsibility d. Accountability
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INTRODUCTION "Inventory" to many business owners is one of the more visible and tangible aspects of doing business. Raw materials‚ goods in process and finished goods all represent various forms of inventory. Each type represents money tied up until the inventory leaves the company as purchased products. Likewise‚ merchandise stocks in a retail store contribute to profits only when their sale puts money into the cash register. In a literal sense‚ inventory refers to stocks of anything necessary
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