Instructor:

Cecil Bozarth , PhD
North Carolina State University
Author of "Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management," 2nd edition, Pearson, Prentice-Hall

SECTION Index

Introduction

Basic Rules of Forecasting

Time Series Models

   1. Exponential Smoothing

   2. Double Exponential Smoothing

Advanced Techniques

   1. Single Regression

   2. Multiple Regression

Qualitative Methods

Measuring Forecast Accuracy

Forecasting Strategies

   1. 3-Step Process

   2. Q2 Forecasting

Summary

References

Approaches to Forecasting : A Tutorial

References

Most introductory textbooks in Operations and Supply Chain Management offer a good discussion of forecasting models.  Techniques such as time series models, regression, and measures of forecasting accuracy are routinely covered in these books. One possible source:

Cecil Bozarth and Robert Handfield, Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, Prentice-Hall, 2006. ISBN 0139446206

Planners who are interested in a more advanced treatment of forecasting might want to check devoted to business forecasting. One possible source:

John Hanke, Arthur Reitsch, and Dean Wichern, Business Forecasting, Prentice-Hall, 2001. ISBN 0130878103.