In: Operations Management
1. National Scan, Inc., sells radio frequency inventory tags. Monthly sales for a seven-month period were as follows:
Month | Sales (000)Units |
Feb. | 19 |
Mar. | 15 |
Apr. | 8 |
May. | 17 |
Jun. | 19 |
Jul. | 20 |
Aug. | 22 |
b.
Forecast September sales volume using each of the
following:
(1) A linear trend
equation.(Round your intermediate calculations and final
answer to 2 decimal places.)
Yt 21.42 Correct thousands
(2) A five-month
moving average. (Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Moving
average Not
attempted thousands
(3) Exponential
smoothing with a smoothing constant equal to .25, assuming a March
forecast of 15(000). (Round your intermediate forecast
values and final answer to 2 decimal places)
Forecast
Not attempted thousands
(4) The naive
approach.
Naive
approach
Not attempted thousands
(5) A weighted average
using .65 for August, .10 for July, and .25 for June.
(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Weighted average Not attempted thousands