The Business Forecasting Deal
eBook - ePub

The Business Forecasting Deal

Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions

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eBook - ePub

The Business Forecasting Deal

Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780470574430
eBook ISBN
9780470769652
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Praise
  2. WILEY & SAS BUSINESS SERIES
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Prologue
  10. CHAPTER 1 - Fundamental Issues in Business Forecasting
  11. CHAPTER 2 - Worst Practices in Business Forecasting: Part 1
  12. CHAPTER 3 - Worst Practices in Business Forecasting: Part 2
  13. CHAPTER 4 - Forecast Value Added Analysis
  14. CHAPTER 5 - Forecasting without History
  15. CHAPTER 6 - Alternative Approaches to the Problems of Business Forecasting
  16. CHAPTER 7 - Implementing a Forecasting Solution
  17. CHAPTER 8 - Practical First Steps
  18. CHAPTER 9 - What Management Must Know About Forecasting
  19. Epilogue
  20. Glossary
  21. APPENDIX - Forecasting FAQs
  22. Index