Name and Title: The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions (Wiley and SAS Business Series Book 27)

Format: PDF

Author:Michael Gilliland  



Desciptions: Practical-nontechnical-solutions to the problems of business forecasting
Written in a nontechnical style, this book provides practical solutions to common business forecasting problems, showing you how to think about business forecasting in the context of uncertainty, randomness and process performance.

Addresses the philosophical foundations of forecasting
Raises awareness of fundamental issues usually overlooked in pursuit of the perfect forecast
Introduces a new way to think about business forecasting, focusing on process efficiency and the elimination of worst practices
Provides practical approaches for the non-statistical problems forecasters face
Illustrates Forecast Value Added (FVA) Analysis for identifying waste in the forecasting process
Couched in the context of uncertainty, randomness, and process performance, this book offers new, innovative ideas for resolving your business forecasting problems.



Print Length: 277 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0470574437
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 13, 2010)
Publication Date: May 13, 2010
Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B003NE61MQ
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
Not Enabled
Word Wise: Enabled
Lending: Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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