Applied Business Forecasting

Business forecasting is a crucial function in any 21st century company. A bad forecast can result in lost sales and thus poor service and unsatisfied customers or in high inventory and logistics costs. Although a key function from an operations management perspective it is usually poorly performed. "Applied Business Forecasting" is focused on the practical aspects of everyday business forecasting and gives readers all the knowledge and tools they need to run a successful business forecasting function. The book features: step by step applied approach; inclusion of Data Management issues; coverage of Forecasting Support Systems; and intermittent demand. One continuous case will run through the book (UK NHS) with additional cases in each chapter (private European and US businesses). Excel spreadsheets containing all the processes in the book will be housed, ready to run, on a website to accompany the book.