Forecasting: principles and practice

Forecasting: principles and practice

Author: Rob J Hyndman

Publisher: OTexts

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 0987507117

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Forecasting is required in many situations. Stocking an inventory may require forecasts of demand months in advance. Telecommunication routing requires traffic forecasts a few minutes ahead. Whatever the circumstances or time horizons involved, forecasting is an important aid in effective and efficient planning. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to forecasting methods and presents enough information about each method for readers to use them sensibly.


Forecasting A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Forecasting A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2020-01-23

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781867315094

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Are resource requests automatically generated by the forecasting process? How will demand planning and forecasting accuracy improve? Do managers time securitization transactions to obtain accounting benefits? Which are examples of product differentiation in monopolistic competition and why? How satisfied are you with forecast accuracy? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Forecasting investments work better. This Forecasting All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Forecasting Self-Assessment. Featuring 980 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Forecasting improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Forecasting projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Forecasting and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Forecasting Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Forecasting areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Forecasting self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Forecasting Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


Strategic Forecasting A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Strategic Forecasting A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2020-05-08

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781867348030

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What is the complexity of the output produced? What are the affordable Strategic forecasting risks? What strategies for Strategic forecasting improvement are successful? Do several people in different organizational units assist with the Strategic forecasting process? How do you identify the kinds of information that you will need? This one-of-a-kind Strategic Forecasting self-assessment will make you the assured Strategic Forecasting domain specialist by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Strategic Forecasting challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Strategic Forecasting work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Strategic Forecasting task and that every Strategic Forecasting outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Strategic Forecasting costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Strategic Forecasting advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Strategic Forecasting essentials are covered, from every angle: the Strategic Forecasting self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Strategic Forecasting outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Strategic Forecasting practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Strategic Forecasting are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Strategic Forecasting self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Strategic Forecasting Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


Management Forecast A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Management Forecast A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2019-08-27

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780655905288

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What are allowable costs? What information is critical to your organization that your executives are ignoring? What are the core elements of the management forecast business case? Who will manage the integration of tools? Do you need to do a usability evaluation? This one-of-a-kind Management Forecast self-assessment will make you the reliable Management Forecast domain expert by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Management Forecast challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Management Forecast work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Management Forecast task and that every Management Forecast outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Management Forecast costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Management Forecast advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Management Forecast essentials are covered, from every angle: the Management Forecast self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Management Forecast outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Management Forecast practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Management Forecast are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Management Forecast self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Management Forecast Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


Technology Forecasting A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Technology Forecasting A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2019-09-30

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9780655935155

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What is Technology forecasting's impact on utilizing the best solution(s)? Who are the Technology forecasting decision makers? What are your current levels and trends in key Technology forecasting measures or indicators of product and process performance that are important to and directly serve your customers? What key stakeholder process output measure(s) does Technology forecasting leverage and how? Is the Technology forecasting scope manageable? This best-selling Technology Forecasting self-assessment will make you the principal Technology Forecasting domain adviser by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Technology Forecasting challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Technology Forecasting work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Technology Forecasting task and that every Technology Forecasting outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Technology Forecasting costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Technology Forecasting advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Technology Forecasting essentials are covered, from every angle: the Technology Forecasting self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Technology Forecasting outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Technology Forecasting practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Technology Forecasting are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Technology Forecasting self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Technology Forecasting Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.