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Forecasting Demand For Services
Forecasting Demand For Services
Forecasting Demand For Services
Learning Objectives
Recommend the appropriate forecasting model for a given situation. Conduct a Delphi forecasting exercise. Describe the features of exponential smoothing. Conduct time series forecasting using exponential smoothing with trend and seasonal adjustments.
Delphi Forecasting Exercise In what future election will a woman become President of the United States?
1st Round
2nd Round
Final Round
2 4 2 2 2 2
2024
2028 2032 2036 2040 2044 Never
3
3 2 2 2 3 1
2
4 3 3 2 4 2
2
2 4 4 4 3 3
4
6
Disagr.
5
Disagr. Somewh.
6
Uncert.
15
Agree somewh.
35
Agree
6
Strongly agree
Historical Analogy
50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Series 1