The Handbook of Forecasting

ROLE AND APPLICATION OF FORECASTING IN ORGANIZATIONS: Introduction to Management Forecasting; Sales Forecasting Requirements; Forecasting Requirements for Operations Planning and Control; Capacity Planning Forecasting Requirements; Forecasting and Strategic Planning; Forecasting in the Electric Utility Industry; State and Local Government Revenue Forecasting; Forecasting: The Issues; APPROACHES TO FORECASTING: Smoothing Methods for Short-Term Planning and Control; A Practical Overview of ARIMA MODELS for Time Series Forecasting; Decomposition Methods for Medium-Term Planning and Budgeting; FORECASTING CHALLENGES: Forecasting and the Environment: The Challenges of Rapid Change; Life-Cycle Forecasting; Forecasting Recessions; MANAGING THE FORECASTING FUNCTION: Forecasting and Planning: An Evaluation; Integrating Forecasting and Decision Making; The Forecasting Audit; Index.