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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 perfor...
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John Wiley & Sons,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley and SAS Business Series
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| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119199885 |
| 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. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470769638 0470769637 9780470769652 0470769653 9781119199885 1119199883 |
| Index Number: | HD30 |
| CLC: | F272.1 |
| 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. |