OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9780077835439
Author: Roger G Schroeder, M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Susan Meyer Goldstein
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 11P

eXcel A grocery store sells the following number of frozen turkeys during the week prior to Thanksgiving:

  Turkeys Sold
Monday 50
Tuesday 53
Wednesday 65
Thursday 43
Friday 85
Saturday 101
  1. a. Prepare a forecast of sales for each day, starting with F1 = 85 and α = .2.
  2. b. Compute the MAD and the tracking signal in each period. Use MADo = 0.
  3. c. On the basis of the criteria given in the text, are the MAD and tracking signal within tolerances?
  4. d. Recompute parts a and b using α = .1, .3, and .4. Which value of α provides the best forecast?
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