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. Series: Wiley and SAS Business Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
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 ... Read moreof uncertainty, randomness, and process performance, this book offers new, innovative ideas for resolving your business forecasting problems.