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The business forecasting deal : exposing myths, eliminating bad practices, providing practical solutions / Michael Gilliland.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Wiley and SAS business seriesPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2010Copyright date: �2010Description: 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780470769652
  • 0470769653
  • 9781119199885
  • 1119199883
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Business forecasting deal.DDC classification:
  • 658.40355
LOC classification:
  • HD30.27.G55 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Fundamental issues in business forecasting -- Worst practices in business forecasting, part 1 -- Worst practices in business forecasting, part 2 -- Forecast value added analysis -- Forecasting without history -- Alternative approaches to the problems of business forecasting -- Implementing a forecasting solution -- Practical first steps -- What management must know about forecasting.
Summary: 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 advice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamental issues in business forecasting -- Worst practices in business forecasting, part 1 -- Worst practices in business forecasting, part 2 -- Forecast value added analysis -- Forecasting without history -- Alternative approaches to the problems of business forecasting -- Implementing a forecasting solution -- Practical first steps -- What management must know about forecasting.

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 advice.

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